- Date
- July 30, 1991, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hutchinson, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N19KLCessna 305
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 15130
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Probable cause
Fuel consumption calculations misjudged by the pilot resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were compensation for wind conditions were inadequate and presence of trees during the emergency landing attempt.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot said that during a cross country flight, the engine failed. During the emergency landing attempt, the aircraft struck trees then the terrain. The pilot and passenger were injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Post accident investigation revealed the loss of power was due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19KL
- Reported as
- Cessna 305
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22787
- Airframe hours
- 5,133
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11A, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keith L. Carter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1991 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- OTM · Ottumwa, IA
- Destination
- HUT · Hutchinson, KS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 60 in this make and model · 45 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 13 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- HUT, 5 nm away