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>>One
never knows, but there is a chance that Tony could be explaining his fuel
problem to us here if he had been wearing his shoulder belt. <<

I have reviewed the crash scene photographs.

I talked to the FSDO investigator today.   He agrees with me that it is not
only "possible" but "likely" that Tony would be alive with, at worst, minor
injuries, if his shoulder harness had been attached.

I believe he disengaged the shoulder harness in order to manipulate the fuel
valve in a desperate attempt to find some more fuel when he was caught by
surprise at the end.

I think it is likely that when I last saw him taxi out of the ramp area, a
week ago Saturday afternoon, with tanks literally dripping fuel from the
vents, that Tony believed he had 78 gallons of useable fuel.  I think it
likely he had 10 to 16 fewer useable gallons than what he believed he had.

Know your fuel capability and be careful out there.

Regards,  George
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