ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367559
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| Date: | Thursday 28 December 1989 |
| Time: | 18:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N456GS |
| MSN: | 21061946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1355 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stuart, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Bend, IN (KSBN) |
| Stuart, FL (KSUA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WHILE ON FINAL APPRAOCH. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A GOLF COURSE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD 1/2 GALLON. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED TO FULL POWER AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED SOUTH BEND AT 1105 EST.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CALCULATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY TO REACH HIS DESTINATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90FA044
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 16:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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