ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366108
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 1990 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210 |
| Owner/operator: | Grecol Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6523X |
| MSN: | 57523 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3558 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Plains, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Thomson, GA (48J) |
| Covington, GA (9A1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING A RESTART, HE COULD OBTAIN NO FUEL PRESSURE INDICATIONS. HE FORCED LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD AND IT NOSED OVER ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN. HE REPORTED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE ABOUT HALF FULL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT VISUALLY INDICATE TRIPPED WHEN IN FACT THE BREAKER WAS TRIPPED.
Probable Cause: THE FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE FOR UNDERTERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA185
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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