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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Centerville, MS · May 2, 1988

Date: May 2, 1988 · 08:40 local
Place: Centerville, MS
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7353R
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88LA163
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total500 in this make and model80 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.

Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in a rough field. Blamed unreliable fuel gauges. Failed to check on preflight

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD. BLAMED UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGES.FAILED TO CHECK ON PREFLIGHT

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA88LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCenterville, MSThe pilot stated that he thought the aircraft had been refueled the previous evening. During preflight he did not observe any fuel in the aircraft fuel tanks. He further stated that the aircraft fuel quantity guages had been unreliable. In cruise flight both…May 2, 1988 · Substantial damage