- Date
- November 1, 1979
- Place
- Katy, TX · KATY, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5163JCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791101031249A
- Case key
- 134850
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2933 79/11/1 KATY,TX CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 333 TIME - 1430 N5163J PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX KATY,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOUND RGT MAIN FUEL TANK EMPTY,FUEL IN BOTH AUX TANKS,FUEL ODOR NR LEFT MAIN THAT BROKE DRG IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5163J
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeside
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5163J · 1
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