# Accident 20210909015499A: Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4, Marshalltown, IA, September 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2021, 17:45 local time
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Airport: Marshalltown Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1226° N, 92.9455° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1226&lon=-92.9455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306TA-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4 (registry code 056259Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/finley-wilbur-h-thatcher-cx4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FINLEY WILBUR H THATCHER CX4
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 80 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909015499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED IN A CORN FIELD, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN21LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA419), Sep 9, 2021: Thatcher CX4 (N306TA), Marshalltown, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly determine the correct fuel quantity during preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power during approach 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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