19881219055169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Pontiac, MI · December 19, 1988

Date
December 19, 1988 · 20:12 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N414CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA033
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,023 total98 in this make and model50 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.

Left engine quit on final due fuel exhaustion. Drifted off runway alignment, landed short with gear in down transit

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, LANDED SHORT WITH GEAR IN DOWN TRANSIT

NTSB investigation

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