# Accident 19880724028069A: Cessna 310, Homestead, FL, July 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4905° N, 80.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4905&lon=-80.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N638E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638E-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724028069A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON ROAD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. VEERED OFF ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 MIA88LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA233), Jul 24, 1988: Cessna 310 (N638E), Homestead, FL, 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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