ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358758
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1995 |
| Time: | 20:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Fallon Aeromotive |
| Registration: | N300EW |
| MSN: | 21061219 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Crescent City, CA (CEC |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS DURING A FORCED LANDING 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TOWARDS THE TRUCKEE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FALLON, NEVADA, ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT AND FLEW A REVENUE PASSENGER TO SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THIS POSITIONING SEGMENT TO TRUCKEE, WITH A STOP AT CRESCENT CITY. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON JULY 3, 1995, FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE OPERATOR SAID THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED DURING RECOVERY AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL TANKS AND FUEL SYSTEM LINES WERE INTACT.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, and his failure to refuel the aircraft while en route.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA234
History of this aircraft
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| 25 September 1998 | N300EW | Flight Express | 0 | Orlando, FL | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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