19890501010659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320D · Wixom, MI · May 1, 1989

Date
May 1, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Wixom, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N132BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA082
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,275 total2,110 in this make and model41 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.

Ran out of fuel on a photography flight. Crash landed in trees on forced landing. Failed to check fuel prior flight

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL PRIOR FLIGHT

NTSB investigation

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