# Accident 19851206061159A: Cessna 320, Ada, OH, December 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1985, 18:50 local time
- Place: Ada, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7602° N, 83.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7602&lon=-83.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5755X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5755X-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,194 total, 7 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA041), Dec 6, 1985: Cessna 320 (N5755X), Ada, OH, destroyed, 1 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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