# Accident 20010819023839A: Gibson, GA, August 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gibson, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1756° N, 82.6428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1756&lon=-82.6428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232CD (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819023839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PILOT'S REPORT, PILOT WAS USING STORMSCOPE TO AVOID THUNDERSTORMS WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STORM CELL THAT SUBJECTED THE AIRPLANE TO A DOWNDRAFT, FOLLOWED BY UPDRAFT FORCES. THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD.

## 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 MIA01LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA222), Aug 19, 2001: Cirrus Design SR-22 (N232CD), Mitchell, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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