- Date
- January 12, 1984, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gainsville, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4500QCessna 411A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840112000589A
- Case key
- 31072
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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 acft crashed while on a ILS approach to the Gainsville, airport. Investigation revealed that the plt had advised approach control that he was 'low on fuel.' After two missed approaches the plt radioed that he was 'out of fuel.' The plt did not have charts or approach plates aboard the acft, however ATC was not aware of this factor. Attempts to acquire additional information from the plt have been unsuccessful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4500Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 411A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 411-0300
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vsm Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- CXD · Conroe, TX
- Destination
- GNV · Gainesville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GNV · Gainsville, runway 28, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificates
- Foreign, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.