Plane crashes at Punta Gorda Airport; 3 injured

  • NBC-2.com
  • Posted March 10, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.

PUNTA GORDA — The FAA is investigating a plane crash that happened at the Punta Gorda Airport on Saturday night.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, a single-engine experimental plane started having engine problems, ran out of gas and had to make an emergency landing.

The plane landed in a grassy area, nearly missing a fence in its path.

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Colorado (Inactive) writes:

Ran out of gas, huh? Probably sue the manufacturer for not making a large enough gas tank. And, of course, the airport for letting him take off. He was a victim.

ArrowII writes:

The term "experimental aircraft" is also sometimes used to refer to aircraft flown with an "Experimental" category airworthiness certificate. In the U.S. this includes most homebuilt aircraft; many of which are based on conventional designs and hence are experimental only in name.

The pilot in command was most definitely NOT a victim.

Gatorflight1974 writes:

Running out of gas does lead to engine problems. Good investigative work NDN.

Aoxomoxoa writes:

Running out of gas in flight does cause the engine to have a problem Gator.

Al_makes_me_feel_like_marching writes:

in response to Colorado:

Ran out of gas, huh? Probably sue the manufacturer for not making a large enough gas tank. And, of course, the airport for letting him take off. He was a victim.

you are absolutely correct. did the manufacter of the engine let him know that if the engine did not have gas it woud quit running ? THe nerve of these parasites.

Gatorflight1974 writes:

in response to Aoxomoxoa:

Running out of gas in flight does cause the engine to have a problem Gator.

It does Aoxomoxoa?! Wow...I thought it ran off of vegetable oil. lol!

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