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I know he had alot of fuel, but I think he ran a tank out. Gene N161LH 3B9 wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Nope. The NTSB report did not support the fuel exhaution theory. He > had gas. I agree that spatial disorientation is the most likely culprit. > > >> From: "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> CC: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] John John >> Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 07:28:39 -0500 >> >> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >> any advice in this forum.]---- >> >> >> I always thought he may have run out of fuel at a bad time. He flew a >> long way in the dark & haze and may have had the auto pilot on, and he >> just about got to the airport. He flew a 182 most of his life, with the >> fuel switch on both most of the time. My thought was he may have had the >> fuel switch on the left outer aux at take off. Flew in the dark and >> haze for about a hour and a half, forgot about switching the fuel, gets >> just about to the airport, motor quits! This is why the plane went from >> 5000' to about 3000' real fast on radar, he turns off auto pilot because >> the motor quit and the auto pilot was going nuts! He then switches the >> fuel to a full tank, motor starts, he gives full power, plane climbs >> alittle on radar, he's at about 3000' in the dark and haze, no horizon, >> and loses control of the plane. When the FAA checks the plane the fuel >> switch is on and the motor is at full power. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before >>> following any advice in this forum.]---- >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 8/3/02 10:39:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> writes: >>> >>>> Thing is Visibility was 10 miles, and he had the airport in sight >>>> >>> >>> I was flying in that area at that time. Visibility below 3000' was >>> more like >>> 3 miles in haze. It was dark. He descended into the haze and lost all >>> visual reference as he was over the sound. >>> >>> John >>> ================================================================== >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> . >>> >> >> >> ================================================================== >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >> >> > > > > > Leslie Holbrook > Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) > Chester, CT 3B9 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > . > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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