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BENNETT, Colorado

November 11, 1990 · NTSB DEN91LA016 · FOGARTY PITTS S1SEW (N87PF)
Minor/None
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NTSB Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE AND THE RESULTANT FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

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Details

NTSB ReportDEN91LA016
AircraftFOGARTY PITTS S1SEW
RegistrationN87PF
DamageSUBS
FAR Part091
Location39.7506, -104.4199
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