19810102008899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58TC · Elkhart Lake, WI · January 2, 1981

Date
January 2, 1981 · 06:20 local
Place
Elkhart Lake, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ADYA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N319CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DA017
Reported as
Beech 58TC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,674 total668 in this make and model150 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.

Both engines quit en route. Out of fuel. Landed in snow-covered field. Fuel gauges in error. Pilot failed to check

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT EN ROUTE. OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN SNOW-COVERED FIELD. FUEL GAUGES IN ERROR. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.