19880103000139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Huntsville, AL · January 3, 1988

Date
January 3, 1988 · 16:35 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Huntsville-Madison County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6438W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA073
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520AF
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,555 total1,000 in this make and model70 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 out of fuel 1 mile short of airport and crashed through trees. Failed to assure fuel for trip plus reserve.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL 1 MILE SHORT OF AIRPORT AND CRASHED THROUGH TREES. FAILED TO ASSURE FUEL FOR TRIP PLUS RESERVE.

NTSB investigation

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