Accident Fokker DR.I replica N1387B, Sunday 24 March 1985

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Date:	Sunday 24 March 1985
Time:	18:30 LT
Type:	Fokker DR.I replica
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1387B
MSN:	16
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Thomaston, GA - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Valdosta, GA (KVLD)
Destination airport:	Americus, GA (KACJ)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LDG IN A FLD AFTER TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT WAS ON A FLT FROM LAKELAND, FL. TO GRIFFIN, GA. WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP AT AMERICUS, GA. ACCORDING TO THE PLT HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT AMERICUS DUE TO GUSTING WIND. HE CONTINUED TOWARD GRIFFIN, GA. & RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 20 MI SOUTH OF GRIFFIN, GA. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN AMERICUS, GA. & GRIFFIN, GA. IS ABOUT 80 MI. THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRPORTS ALONG THE ACFT'S ROUTE OF FLT & THE PLT ELECTED NOT TO LAND AT THEM.

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