# Accident 19900828037079A: Sphrth CIRRUS, Baraboo, WI, August 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1990, 16:38 local time
- Place: Baraboo, WI
- Airport: Baraboo Wisconsin Dells
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4591° N, 89.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4591&lon=-89.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420A-1994-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brose Donal A CIRRUS (registry code 05616NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/brose-donal-a-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,209 total, 61 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828037079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI90DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP10), Aug 28, 1990: Brose Cirrus VK-30 (N420A), Baraboo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND MISJUDGEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE INOPERATIVE FUEL…

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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