# Accident 19880502012289A: Beech 58, Centerville, MS, May 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1988, 08:40 local time
- Place: Centerville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 88.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-88.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7353R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502012289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA163), May 2, 1988: Beech 58 (N7353R), Centerville, MS, substantial damage

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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