A preliminary report by the FAA shows the plane had only a pint of fuel left in its tanks following the crash.
near the Capitol City Airport last month reported an engine failure moments before going down, and the plane was recovered with only a pint of fuel left in its tanks, according a preliminary investigation by federal authorities.and seriously injured the pilot. Around 2:35 p.m., the plane struck the ground near the turnpike interchange plaza with Interstate 83 in Fairview Township, York County, hitting a utility truck that was driving on the exit ramp.
The plane then flew to an airstrip near Rowlesburg, West Virginia, landing just before noon and leaving at 1:24 p.m., according to the NTSB. Witnesses described the plane’s engine sound as “sputtering” or “erratic” and “cutting in and out” as it approached the crash site, according to the NTSB report.
The NTSB noted that first responders reported no evidence of fuel spillage at the site, although there was an odor of fuel present. The fuel tanks were intact, according to the NTSB, with about one pint drained from the right and the left tank found empty, with “trace amounts” of fuel in the lines connecting to the carburetor.
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