# Accident 19930916034449A: Sukhoi SU26M, Natchez, MS, September 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1993, 17:34 local time
- Place: Natchez, MS
- Airport: Adams County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5424° N, 91.3856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchez, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5424&lon=-91.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26CY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26CY-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sukhoi SU-26M (registry code 9850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-26m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUKHOI SU26M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,360 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034449A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWERLOSS ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT IN WOODED AREA. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA93LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA196), Sep 16, 1993: Sukhoi SU-26M (N26CY), Natchez, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.

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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