# Accident 20000130011979A: Mrchti SF260, Napa, CA, January 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2503° N, 122.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2503&lon=-122.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65FD-2000-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000130011979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN. 30, 2000, ABOUT 1436 HOURS PST, SIAI-MARCHETTI SF 260, N65FD, OPERATED BY THE OWNER-PILOT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A FINAL APPROACH AT THE NAPA AIRPORT, NAPA, CA. THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. VIAUSL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, BUT IT HAD BEEN CANCELLED. THE PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PHOENIX, AZ., ABOUT 1015 MST. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT WHILE EN ROUTE HE MONITORED THE RATE OF FUEL BURN OFF. HE STATED THAT APPROACHING NAPA HE WAS AWARE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON FUEL. HE DID NOT ADVISE NAPA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNELL OF HIS FUEL STATUS. ALL ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST WHILE ON THE BASE LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

## 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 LAX00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA085), Jan 30, 2000: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N65FD), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate en route fuel consumption calculations.

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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