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Cessna 210L N210DK

28 January 1983 · Ocotillo Wells, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 28 January 1983 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N210DK was involved in an accident near Ocotillo Wells, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ocotillo Wells, California, United States
Coordinates
32.7200, -115.8808
Aircraft
Cessna 210L
Registration
N210DK
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Escondido → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX83LA084

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 2 1 0

Probable cause

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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