ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378866
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| Date: | Friday 27 July 1984 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30237 |
| MSN: | 21059894 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1200 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toccoa, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | White Plains, NY (HDN |
| Atlanta, GA (KPDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GROVE OF TREES 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF THE ARPT AFTER REPORTING AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PLT STATED ADEQUATE FUEL WAS ON BOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLT HOWEVER, AN EN ROUTE COURSE DEVIATION WAS MADE TO AVOID VARIOUS THUNDERSTORMS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FUEL GAGES WERE UNRELIABLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BUT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA236
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 2012 | N21HF | Private | 0 | Near North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport - F45, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 13:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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