# Accident 19840317006219A: Cessna 337A, Wales, WI, March 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1984, 01:15 local time
- Place: Wales, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271F-1991-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,323 total, 172 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317006219A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AT NIGHT DURING VECTORS FOR AN ILS APPROACH. STRUCK TREES ON THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 CHI84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA132), Mar 17, 1984: Cessna 337A (N6271F), Genesee, 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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