ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290279
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| Date: | Sunday 26 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:21 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Luis Cantu Chapa |
| Registration: | XBNCZ |
| MSN: | 62185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsville, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monterrey |
| Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, TX (BRO/KBRO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks before takeoff. While the airplane was on final approach to land, the engine stopped producing power. The airplane impacted trees and terrain about 1/2 mile north of the airport. A postaccident examination revealed that the fuel tanks were intact, and no evidence of fuel leakage was found at the accident site. The right fuel tank contained about 1/8 of a tank of fuel, and the fuel selector was in the right tank position. The left fuel tank was empty.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN15LA031
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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