19890620016299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Paso Robles, CA · June 20, 1989

Date
June 20, 1989 · 13:15 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Airport
Paso Robles Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69549
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA224
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,804 total150 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both engines quit on final. Mlain tanks empty. Tried in correctly to operate on aux tanks.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL. MLAIN TANKS EMPTY. TRIED IN CORRECTLY TO OPERATE ON AUX TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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