ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358512
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1995 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210K |
| Owner/operator: | Scott Patrick |
| Registration: | N8273M |
| MSN: | 21059273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3449 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bliss, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Boise, ID (KBOI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A SLUG HABITAT SURVEY FLIGHT AT 0700 WITH THE LEFT FUEL TANK TOPPED (44.3 GALLONS) AND THE RIGHT TANK SELECTED (25 GALLONS). 1.3 HOURS LATER, AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK WAS EXHAUSTED. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE FULL LEFT TANK AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE RESTART WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE ALTITUDE/TIME AVAILABLE, AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A CORN FIELD WHICH WAS THE BEST AVAILABLE LANDING SITE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL CROSSED A DEEP RUT AND SEPARATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE FUEL SYSTEM TO AVOID RUNNING A TANK DRY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1988 | N8273M | Utah Helicopter Corp | 0 | Huntington Bch, CA | |
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| 13 October 2015 | N8273M | SP Aircraft | 0 | Near Boise Air Terminal (KBOI), Boise, ID | |
sub |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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