29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1978 · 15:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N501PC
Reported as
Cessna 500CESSNA
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During final approach, number 2 engine shut down because of fuel starvation. Fuel pump internal failure.
As the FAA filed it
DURING FINAL APPROACH, NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. FUEL PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE.