# Accident 19900830037479A: Beech A23, Newport, MN, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 10:58 local time
- Place: Newport, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8695° N, 92.9910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8695&lon=-92.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8871M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8871M-1993-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037479A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL FLIGHT. STALLED AND SPUN INTO RIVER.

## 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 CHI90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA250), Aug 30, 1990: Beech A23A (N8871M), St Paul, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…

## Other reports on N8871M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900709031999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709031999I), Jul 9, 1990: Beech A23 (N8871M), River Falls, WI. Fuel exhaustion while conducting touch and go landings. Landed off airport in a field.
- [Accident 19801228078609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228078609A), Dec 28, 1980: Beech A23 (N8871M), Stanton, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed shortly after liftoff.

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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