# Accident 19881219055169A: Cessna 414, Pontiac, MI, December 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1988, 20:12 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414CM-1989-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,023 total, 98 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219055169A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA033), Dec 20, 1988: Cessna 414 (N414CM), Pontiac, MI, 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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