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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth CIRRUS · Baraboo, WI · August 28, 1990

Date
August 28, 1990 · 16:38 local
Place
Baraboo, WI
Airport
Baraboo Wisconsin Dells
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N420A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90DEP10
Reported as
Sphrth Cirrus
Reported engine
Allison 250B17
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,209 total61 in this make and model61 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.

Ran out of fuel on a test flight. Crash landed gear up in open field. Fuel totalizer and quanity gage inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A TEST FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP IN OPEN FIELD. FUEL TOTALIZER AND QUANITY GAGE INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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