What happened
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No fuel at airport. Low on fuel. Indicates departed into foggy night. Fuel exhausted glided into ground impact. (-23) on September 19, 1996, at approximately 0515 CDT, a Cessna (CE-320-C) was destroyed upon impact with terrain near Waco, Texas. The aircraft impacted a plowed field in shallow descent near wings level attitude with approximately cruise power being developed from both engines. This impact was within approximately one mile of the Waco VOR. A post impact fire had occurred. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site for the business flight. A flight plan was not filed and a weather brief was not recorded. Local authorities and relatives reported the following information. On September 18, 1996, the airplane departed alamogorda, new Mexico, and landed at new braunfels municipal airport (3R5) at approximately 1930 CDT. The pilot could not obtain fuel at new braunfels municipal airport until 0700 the next morning. The pilot called home at approximately 2100 and stated that he would spend the night in the aircraft, get fuel in the morning, and return home to granbury municipal airport (F55). When airport personne l returned the following morning at approximately 0640, the aircraft was not at the new branfels municipal airport. On September 19, 1996, at approximately 0920 CDT, the land owner found the aircraft wreckage and called 911.
As the FAA filed it
NO FUEL AT AIRPORT. LOW ON FUEL. INDICATES DEPARTED INTO FOGGY NIGHT. FUEL EXHAUSTED GLIDED INTO GROUND IMPACT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0515 CDT, A CESSNA (CE-320-C) WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR WACO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A PLOWED FIELD IN SHALLOW DESCENT NEAR WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH APPROXIMATELY CRUISE POWER BEING DEVELOPED FROM BOTH ENGINES. THIS IMPACT WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OF THE WACO VOR. A POST IMPACT FIRE HAD OCCURRED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED AND A WEATHER BRIEF WAS NOT RECORDED. LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND RELATIVES REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1996, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ALAMOGORDA, NEW MEXICO, AND LANDED AT NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3R5) AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 CDT. THE PILOT COULD NOT OBTAIN FUEL AT NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT UNTIL 0700 THE NEXT MORNING. THE PILOT CALLED HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 AND STATED THAT HE WOULD SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, GET FUEL IN THE MORNING, AND RETURN HOME TO GRANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F55). WHEN AIRPORT PERSONNE L RETURNED THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 0640, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AT THE NEW BRANFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 CDT, THE LAND OWNER FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE AND CALLED 911.
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