'Fuel Exhaustion' Led to B-25's Hard Landing: NTSB

"Old Glory," a 1940s era twin-engine bomber ran out of fuel before performing a hard landing in Stockton, NTSB said in its final report.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, February 08, 2023 at 04:58 PM ET

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View of the accident airplane at the accident site. [Courtesy: NTSB]

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A North American B-25N warbird made a hard landing in Stockton, California, in 2020 due to total engine power loss from fuel exhaustion, injuring three people.
The NTSB determined contributing factors included erroneous fuel gauge indications and the crew's inadequate preflight planning and inspection, specifically their failure to visually verify fuel levels.

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A warbird on the very last leg of a ferry flight in 2020 made a hard landing in Stockton, California, because it ran out of fuel, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The NTSB released its final report on the September 19, 2020 accident involving the North American B-25N, N7946C known as Old Glory. Three people on board the aircraft were injured in the accident.