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Air and Water: FAA Tests Put Cloud Over Cessna's Revival Of Single-Engine Line

Number 18091
Subject Aviation
Source Wall Street Journal (New York)
State None
Year 2001
Publication Date April 30
Summary The Wall Street Journal looks at the reasons for the recent accidents with Cessna planes, and cites the results from an investigation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The story reveals that even if pilots performed the preflight procedures specified by Cessna, some water may remain in fuel tanks and pose safety hazards. The reporter follows the debate between FAA and Cessna's management about how "to remedy the apparent fuel-tank flaws" through specific design changes.
Category General
Pages 3
Keywords pilots;flying safety;single-engine aircraft;aviators;fuel contamination;crashes;litigation;Cessna;FAA
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