# Accident 19900211001949A: Cessna 120, Atmore, AL, February 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1990, 10:35 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Airport: Atmore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0196° N, 87.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0196&lon=-87.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90093-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211001949A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT HAD STUDENT IN LEFT SEAT SWITCH FUEL TANKS. WAS ON FULL. SWITCHED TO EMPTY CELL.

## 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 ATL90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA062), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 120 (N90093), Atmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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