# Accident 19970227001889A: Cessna 310R, Calhoun, GA, February 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1997, 02:50 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Airport: Tom B David Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4906° N, 84.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4906&lon=-84.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72GL-2000-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,784 total, 734 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970227001889A

## Narrative

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

FAILED UPDATE WEATHER MISSED THREE APPROACHS AT ALTERNATE, HELD THEN TRIED ANOTHER. MISSED AGAIN. RAN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION.  LOW IFR WEATHER WAS A FACTOR (CREW MADE 4 UNSUCCESSFUL INSTRUMENT APPROACHES), AS WAS IMPROPER COMPANY PROCEDURE/CREW PRACTICE RE. DESIGNATION OF IFR ALTERNATE DESTINATION AIRPORTS.

## 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 MIA97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA087), Feb 27, 1997: Cessna 310R (N72GL), Calhoun, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper fuel management and improper positioning of the fuel selector valve to the empty fuel tank. Factors in the accident were: the PIC's improper in-flight planning and…

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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