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Champagne Tony's Last Landing: Ran Out of Fuel Short of Runway
Champagne Tony's Last Landing: Ran Out of Fuel Short of Runway
A celebrated golfer landed not on a green but in a water hazard when his twin‑engine Beechcraft Bonanza ran out of fuel less than a mile from Lansing Municipal Airport on July 24, 1966 - four people died and there was no mechanical failure. How did a routine 300‑mile hop end with engines quitting short of the runway?
In this episode, we tell the facts of that afternoon and trace Tony Lema’s journey from East Oakland caddie to twelve‑time Tour winner, ending with the fatal flight that followed a championship weekend. What decisions…
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