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Let’s Talk Fuel: Strategy and Tactics by Thomas P. Turner AFrom recent NTSB preliminary reports: Piper PA46-310P was substantially damaged during a forced landing while on approach to Poughkeepsie, New York. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane came to rest upright among trees and brush. The was no evidence of fuel, no fuel spillage, and no odor of fuel. A Beech Baron impacted terrain 0.25 mile north of Chadron Municipal Airport, Nebraska. The pilot, pilot-rated-passenger, and one passenger were fa- tally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The fuel tanks breached due to impact, and there was no evidence of a fuel spill underneath the airplane. About 3 ounces of fuel was found in the right fuel strainer assembly. One ounce of fuel was found in the left engine-driven fuel pump supply line. The final investigations may determine more about why these airplanes ran out of fuel. Clearly, neither of these pilots took off expecting their airplanes to run out of gas and crash. Both tragedies suggest we take another look at fuel management – both fuel strategy and fuel tactics. October 2019 / TWIN & TURBINE • 13