ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382675
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| Date: | Friday 28 January 1983 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | David Morizono |
| Registration: | N210DK |
| MSN: | 21059791 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2826 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocotillo Wells, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Escondido, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS ON A NIGHT SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK AND THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE DESERT IN A SKID WITH LEFT WING LOW. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED NO FUEL IN LEFT TANK AND ABOUT 2 INCHES OF FUEL IN RIGHT TANK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1982 | N210DK | Private | 0 | Galesburg, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 16:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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