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CHI92DEX02

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Townsend-snyder Rultan varieze· N40TS

NTSB Report
Date
July 9, 1992
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published July 26, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to improper fuel tank selection.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

Pilot selected auxiliary tank for starting, and did not select main tanks after start. Engine quit while on final approach at 350 feet. Pilot switched tanks but did not get engine restarted. Forced landing was made short of runway in tall corn.

Source record

Factual narrative

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