ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288131
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| Date: | Monday 30 August 2010 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210 |
| Owner/operator: | Black Star Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N210PR |
| MSN: | 64883 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2300 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Angelo-Mathis Field, TX (SJT/KSJT) |
| Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA (HUM/KHUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the first leg of a cross-country flight, the pilot refueled the airplane with about 55 gallons. The flight then proceeded to the destination airport and experienced a total loss of power about 3 hours later. The pilot elected to conduct a forced landing to a cane field, during which the airplane impacted the ground hard and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported that the airplane normally burned about 17 gallons an hour and that he expected to land at the destination airport with about 32 gallons remaining. A visual inspection of the airplane and accident site did not identify any signs of a fuel spill. A postaccident examination of the airplane's fuel tanks and system revealed only trace amounts of fuel. Additionally, the examination of the engine and airframe revealed no apparent leaks or abnormalities that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10LA512
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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