Four parachutists are 'forced to jump from plane early after its engine cuts out’ because pilot forgot to fill up the fuel tank A single engine Cessna 206 carrying four parachutists ran out of fuel mid-air The incident took place in Aldinga, about 45km south of Adelaide, on February 2 The aircraft pilot reportedly failed to change the fuel tanks before taking off He said he was distracted due to radio calls and high workload
By Sahil Makkar For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 06:41 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 06:41 BST, 16 June 2019
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Four parachutists were forced to jump out of a plane early after the aircraft's engine ran out of fuel mid-air.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said the pilot of the single engine Cessna 206 had forgotten to 'change fuel tanks because he was distracted due to radio calls and high workload.'
The engine failed at 8000 feet because of the low fuel.
