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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Culpepper, VA · May 23, 1981

Date
May 23, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Culpepper, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9805L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FIA07
Reported as
Cessna 320
Reported engine
Continental TSIO470C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total70 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost one engine on base, the other on final. Crashed short of runway. Report states power loss from fuel exhaustion

As the FAA filed it

LOST ONE ENGINE ON BASE, THE OTHER ON FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. REPORT STATES POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION

NTSB investigation

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