ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356400
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1996 |
| Time: | 23:07 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Aircraft Marketing |
| Registration: | N210BG |
| MSN: | P21000025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2510 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muskogee, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Fort Smith, AR (KFSM) |
| Tulsa, OK (KTUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was hired to fly the aircraft from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Little Rock, Arkansas, to Gulf Shores, Alabama, for prospective buyers to examine the aircraft, and then to return to Tulsa. After takeoff from Tulsa International Airport, the tower advised the pilot that smoke was coming from the aircraft. He returned to the airport and had the aircraft checked for the source of smoke. He was informed that the aircraft had a Riley Intercooler Conversion, which dictated that the mixture be leaned for takeoff. He then departed with no apparent problem. At Gulf Shores, the pilot demonstrated the aircraft, and 25 gallons of fuel were added. He then departed Gulf Shores for a night, cross-country flight back to Tulsa. He diverted to Fort Smith Regional Airport, Fort Smith, Arkansas for fuel. Nine gallons of fuel were added, and then he departed for Tulsa. Subsequently, the airplane was damaged during a forced landing at night at the Davis Airport, Muskogee, Oklahoma. The total fuel drained from all of the fuel tanks was 1.5 gallons, and there was no evidence of fuel spillage. Investigation showed that 154 gallons of fuel were available for the mission. Estimated fuel required to reach Muskogee with no reserve was 154 gallons.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in an inadequate supply of fuel, fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing at night. Darkness was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA064
History of this aircraft
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| 9 May 2018 | N210BG | Private | 0 | Nevada County Airport (KGOO), Grass Valley, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 06:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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