# Accident 19900805030139A: Cessna 340A, Stockton, CA, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 12:16 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9003° N, 121.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9003&lon=-121.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030139A

## Narrative

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

CHECK FLIGHT. FAILED TO NOTE CROSSFEED ON. RAN TANK DRY BOTH ENGINES QUIT.

## 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 LAX90LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA274), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna 340A (N38AW), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR PRIOR TO FLIGHT, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CHECK PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT.

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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