ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296504
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 21 October 2002 |
| Time: | 09:02 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210C |
| Owner/operator: | Mcintire Law Corp |
| Registration: | N9788X |
| MSN: | 21058088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5135 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riverside, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallup-Senator Clark Airport, NM (GUP/KGUP) |
| Ontario International Airport, CA (ONT/KONT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the instrument approach the engine quit, and the pilot attempted a forced landing in hilly terrain and poor visibility. According to flight planning information recovered from inside the airplane, it had departed with full fuel (63.5 useable gallons). The airplane had been airborne for about 3:17 hours at the time of the accident. Prior to disassembly of the airplane for recovery, the recovery agent drained the fuel tanks. The left tank had about 13 gallons of blue liquid with the odor of aviation gasoline, and the right tank was empty. The manufacturer ran the engine in a test cell. It performed normally without any hesitation or interruptions in power from idle to full throttle.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector to the tank containing fuel resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation