# Accident 19810102008899A: Beech 58TC, Elkhart Lake, WI, January 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1981, 06:20 local time
- Place: Elkhart Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ADYA
- Location: 43.8319° N, 88.0131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8319&lon=-88.0131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,674 total, 668 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810102008899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA017), Jan 2, 1981: Beech 58TC (N319CA), Elkhart Lake, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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