ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367881
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1989 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5252E |
| MSN: | 21061875 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Jacksonville, FL (CRG | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AN EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO A TANK THAT CONTAINED 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL, WHICH WAS NOT USABLE. THE OTHER TANK CONTAINED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO HIS IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1982 | N5252E | Private | 0 | Grantsburg, WI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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