# Accident 19901012045069A: Swrngn SA26AT, Monongahela, PA, October 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Monongahela, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1191° N, 79.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1191&lon=-79.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690X-1990-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-26AT (registry code 8780112, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA26AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,525 total, 21 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012045069A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP IN PLOWED FIELD. FUEL GAUGES SHOWED FUEL.MISJUDGES FUEL BURN

## 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 NYC91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA010), Oct 12, 1990: Swearingen SA-26AT (N690X), Monongahela, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE FUEL BURN WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF…

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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