# Accident 19970706017039A: Tmpson NAVION*, Cross City, FL, July 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Airport: Cross City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6299° N, 83.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6299&lon=-83.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91519, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91519-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E1859
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706017039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREE TRYING LAND IN PASTURE. FUEL EXHAUSTION. INDICATED. PILOT STATED ERROR IN FUEL JUDGEMENT. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA097), Jul 6, 1997: Ryan Navion (N91519), Cross City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in loss of power in flight due to fuel exhaustion.

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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