# Accident 19880529024099A: Beech C23, Meriden, CT, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6042X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6042X-1990-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 26 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529024099A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A GO AROUND ON A DUAL STUDENT FLIGHT. STRUCK A HOUSE ON FORCED LANDING.FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE

## 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 NYC88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA151), May 29, 1988: Beech 23 (N6042X), Meriden, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6042X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811101081879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101081879I), Nov 1, 1981: Beech C23 (N6042X), Simsbury, CT, Minor damage. Pilot touched down long and could not stop the aircraft prior to overrunning the end of the runway.

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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