ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362115
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1993 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
| Owner/operator: | Century Care Of Laurinburn Inc |
| Registration: | N761CQ |
| MSN: | 21062153 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2850 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Apex, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spartanburg, SC (SPA |
| Fuquay-varina, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE ON MULTIPLE FLIGHTS AND REFUELED ONCE. HE STATED THAT HE USED AN AVERAGE FUEL BURN OF 17 GPH. HE ESTIMATED THE FUEL ON BOARD AT THE LAST DEPARTURE POINT. EN ROUTE, THE ENGINE QUIT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ABOUT TWO OUNCES OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM; WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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