- Date
- February 19, 1983, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Puckett, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3239JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219005039A
- Case key
- 6017
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was damaged during a forced landing after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The plt stated that he forgotto check the fuel prior to takeoff. He said he was upset and distracted because his employees did not want to work on Saturday. Examination of the acft failed to reveal any fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3239J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802893T
- Airframe hours
- 924
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 137
- Registered owner
- C.H. Payne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Brandon, MS
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 7,000 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3239J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.