ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356251
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 1997 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210-5 (205) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1866Z |
| MSN: | 205-0066 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3367 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hobbs, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corsicana, TX (KCRS) |
| (KHOB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After about 70 minutes of cross country flight, the engine quit. After noticing that the left fuel tank gauge was reading 'empty', the pilot switched to the right tank, restarted the engine and proceeded to his destination. After about another 90 minutes of uneventful flight, while on final approach to land, the engine quit again and the pilot executed a forced landing. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the right wing fuel tank was empty and the left wing tank was found to contain approximately 9 gallons of fuel. Fuel tank structural integrity was not compromised and there were no noticeable fuel stains around the engine compartment or on the belly skin of the aircraft. The fuel selector valve was found in the right tank position and the fuel return line fitting was found separated from the engine firewall. Inspection of the threads on both the male and female connection point of fitting revealed deformations. The pilot reported that the aircraft was topped off with 84 gallons of fuel prior to departure, and with a burn rate of 14.5-15.5 gallons per hour he should have had about 37 gallons of fuel left at his destination (348 nautical miles distance traveled). He reported no fuel odors in flight.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's continued flight after a fuel consumption anomaly was encountered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA102
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 20:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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