Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 November 1987
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Air Carelia
Registration Number: OH-CAR
Location: Tuusula –
ÿ Finland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A Citation aircraft experienced a loss of power on a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion at 2000 feet during an ILS approach. The aircraft landed in a small field.A Citation aircraft experienced a loss of power on a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion at 2000 feet during an ILS approach. The aircraft landed in a small field.
Description
Both engines failed at 2000 feet as a result of fuel exhaustion. The Citation was on an ILS approach; a forced landing was carried out in a small field.
Primary Cause
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