# Accident 19940311005529A: Beech C23, Aurora, NE, March 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8592° N, 97.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8592&lon=-97.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258M-1994-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311005529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FORCE LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 CHI94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA110), Mar 11, 1994: Beech C23 (N5258M), Aurora, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadequate fuel supply for the flight and the pilot's failure to refuel while en route. A factor related to the accident was the soft terrain on which the airplane was landed.

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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