Associated Press - November 25, 2009 1:04 PM ET
BURLEY, Idaho (AP) - Federal officials say a plane that crashed in south-central Idaho last summer was at the maximum weight allowable after it was filled with more fuel than the pilot requested.
The National Transportation Safety Board in a report released last week does not include a probable cause for the July 1 crash of the single-engine plane that injured the two men aboard.
Officials say determining the cause could take seven more months, The Times-News reports.
The report says the plane was filled with 67.7 gallons of fuel rather than just 30 gallons as requested, and took off weighing 3,150 pounds from the Burley Municipal Airport.
The plane hit power lines and crashed in a vacant lot after struggling to gain altitude.
Student pilot and plane owner Kim Johan Paulsen of Klamath Falls, Ore., received minor injuries, and flight instructor Christopher Butler of Harper, Ore., suffered a shattered foot that required surgery.
Information from: The Times-News, http://www.magicvalley.com
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