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| Date: | Friday 14 July 2006 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3089N |
| MSN: | 13347 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laporte, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laporte, MN (MN12) |
| Walker, MN (Y49) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane received substantial damage following a loss of engine power during initial climb from a private airstrip. The airplane then impacted a runway marker and nosed over during a forced landing. Inspection of the airplane revealed no usable fuel in the fuel tanks. No anomalies associated with the loss of engine power were reported.
Probable Cause: The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during takeoff. A contributing factor was the runway marker.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06LA191
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 14:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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