# Accident 19950823026809A: Cessna 320, Gunnison, CO, August 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1995, 12:17 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5395° N, 106.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5395&lon=-106.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5720X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720X-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823026809A

## Narrative

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

TURNED UP WRONG VALLEY. BOTH ENGINES QUIT. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. SWERVED OFF TO AVOID CAR. 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 FTW95LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA372), Aug 23, 1995: Cessna 320 (N5720X), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISORIENTATION.

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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