ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353974
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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1998 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
| Owner/operator: | New Mexico Flying Service |
| Registration: | N732RD |
| MSN: | 21061706 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9108 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Silver City, NM (94E) |
| Albuquerque, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated the fuel tanks were serviced to capacity and she departed Albuquerque, New Mexico, and flew to Las Cruces and Silver City, New Mexico. She departed Silver City and was returning to Albuquerque. She was cleared to land on runway 3. As she descended over Belen, New Mexico, she switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. About 8 miles southwest of Albuquerque, the engine started to 'cut out.' She turned on the boost pump to restore fuel flow. Shortly thereafter, the engine 'stopped completely.' Unable to glide to the airport, she turned the airplane towards an open sandy area on top of a mesa and made a forced landing 6 miles from the runway. Upon touching down, the airplane settled into the soft ground. The nose landing gear was torn off and the airplane nosed over. An FAA inspector went to the accident site and reported finding fuel in the fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: A power loss for reasons undetermined. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA349
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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