# Accident 19820406070189A: Cessna 320F, Missoula, MT, April 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1982, 20:41 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8507° N, 113.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8507&lon=-113.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999LS-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320F (registry code 2074516, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,615 total, 108 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406070189A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL EMERGENCY WHILE HOLDING. INDICATES PILOT PUT FUEL SELECTORS ON OFF BY MISTAKE. STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH.

## 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 DEN82FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA056), Apr 7, 1982: Cessna 320F (N999LS), Missoula, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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