# Accident 19900715025939A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Atlanta, GA, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 16:16 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7401° N, 84.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7401&lon=-84.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9865F-1991-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715025939A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON A SLIP APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS. CRASHED INTO TREES. LOW FUEL AND IMPROPER SLIP ARE FACTORS.

## 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 ATL90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA145), Jul 15, 1990: Cessna 340 (N9865F), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE FUEL MANAGEMENT, IN THAT HE DID NOT SELECT MAIN FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO THIS APPROACH. THIS RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINES, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ALL…

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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