# Accident 20000430037019A: Frchld PT26B, Winn, MI, April 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2000, 11:45 local time
- Place: Winn, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5197° N, 84.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5197&lon=-84.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53366, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53366-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild PT-26B (registry code 3371626, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD PT26B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430037019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RAN LEFT FUEL TANK DRY DURING CLIMB, INSUFFICIEBT ALTITUDE TO RE-START ENGINE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA127), Apr 30, 2000: Fairchild PT-26B (N53366), Winn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Factors to the accident were fuel starvation, the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power, remedial action not possible by the pilot, and the…

## Other reports on N53366 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750615016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615016509A), Jun 15, 1975: Frchld PT26B (N53366), Justin, TX, Substantial damage

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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