# Accident 19940429009669A: Keuthan Charles SABRE II, Cocoa, FL, April 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3201° N, 80.6803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3201&lon=-80.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N692KA-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keuthan Charles SABRE II (registry code 05620BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/keuthan-charles-sabre-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,113 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429009669A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK FENCE AND A TREE ON FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 MIA94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA128), Apr 29, 1994: Keuthan Sabre II / S2A (N692KA), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING WHEN ENCOUNTERING A HEADWIND.

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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