19841016059559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Blue Earth, MN · October 16, 1984

Date
October 16, 1984 · 17:30 local
Place
Blue Earth, MN
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5422M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA016
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37,712 total70 in this make and model147 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.

Ran auxiliary tanks dry, both engines quit. Switched to mains, unable to restart. Main tanks had sufficient fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN AUXILIARY TANKS DRY, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. SWITCHED TO MAINS, UNABLE TO RESTART. MAIN TANKS HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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