Cessna T210L N5469V

Summary

On 5 August 1983 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N5469V was involved in an accident near Driggs, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1983 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Driggs, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Driggs Municipal (U59)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N5469V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elmonte → Driggs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA165

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 PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF ON THE DAY BEFORE HE DEPARTED EL MONTE, CA. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE ACFT HAD 534 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD & CONSUMED 80 PPH DURING CRUISE AT 9500 FT MSL. ACCORDING TO THE PLTS OPERATING MANUAL, THE ACFT HAD AN ENDURANCE OF 6.7 HRS WITH NO RESERVE. DURING THE FLT, THE PLT SWITCHED TANKS AT 1/4 TANK INTERVALS. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 40 MI FROM HIS DESTINATION, THE LEFT TANK WAS EXHAUSTED. HE SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK & HAD AN INDICATION THAT IT WAS STILL 1/4 FULL. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE DRIGGS MUNI ARPT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SHARP HOLE & FAILED, THEN THE ACFT WENT OVER ON ITS TOP. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN EITHER FUEL TANK DURING AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.