On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:01:56 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:

Gig 601XL Builder writes:

You are making assuptions again that it was some problem with the aircraft
and not the operator or a third party like a fuel dealer.

Usually, when an engine starts sputtering, it's an engine problem.

And all causes of death are ultimately heart failure. Even perfect engines will
sputter if the operator runs out of gas, or the fuel dealer puts contaminated
fuel in the tanks. In the 2002-2004 timeframe, about 10% of Cessna 172
accidents were due to the aircraft running out of gas. That *gives* the engine
problems, but it isn't an engine problem.

Ron Wanttaja