Cessna 210L N1667X

Summary

On 9 September 1983 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N1667X was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 September 1983 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mueller (AUS)

Coordinates

30.3007, -97.8106

Aircraft

Cessna 210L

Registration

N1667X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA426

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS LANDED WHEELS-UP IN AN OPEN MUDDY FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT SAID THAT JUST PRIOR TO TURNING DOWNWIND HE REDUCED POWER AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. THEN THE RPM WAS INCREASED AND MIXTURE SET TO FULL RICH AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. ALL EFFORTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A FORCED LANDING. THIRTY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FOR RECOVERY. LATER AFTER RECOVERY OF THE ACFT AN EXTERNAL TANK WAS CONNECTED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH A NEW PROPELLER INSTALLED. THE ENGINE RAN AT 1000-1200 RPM WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. ACCORDING TO THE AVIATION TRAINING CENTER DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A FUEL VAPOR LOCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.