19851206061159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Ada, OH · December 6, 1985

Date
December 6, 1985 · 18:50 local
Place
Ada, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5755X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FA041
Reported as
Cessna 320
Reported engine
Continental TSIO470B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,194 total7 in this make and model11 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.

One engine quit due to fuel starvation. Could not find airport with atcs help. Stalled, impacted ground vertically.

As the FAA filed it

ONE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. COULD NOT FIND AIRPORT WITH ATCS HELP. STALLED, IMPACTED GROUND VERTICALLY.

NTSB investigation

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