ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356586
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1996 |
| Time: | 18:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6163N |
| MSN: | 21062934 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2890 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mentor, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (KORL) |
| Cincinnati, OH (KISZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was en route, when the engine lost power. Subsequently, the pilot made a forced landing into a park at dusk, where the airplane struck trees. The airplane had been airborne about 5 hours and 18 minutes. Calculations showed that during that time, it would have consumed about 98 gallons of fuel; the airplane's usable fuel supply was 98 gallons. After the accident, the pilot stated that the left fuel tank gage read 1/2 full, when the engine lost power. Further examination revealed that with the master switch on, the left tank gage read 20 gallons, while the right tank gage read empty. When the master switch was off, the left tank gage read 10 gallons, and the right tank gage read empty.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the inaccurate fuel quantity gage, and the light condition at dusk.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA005
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1986 | N6163N | Roederer Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Old Monroe, MO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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