Cessna 210B N101PQ

Summary

On 2 January 1985 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 210B registered N101PQ was involved in an accident near Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 January 1985 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.3391, -108.6990

Aircraft

Cessna 210B

Registration

N101PQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rialto → Carlsbad

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA058

5 people had minor injuries.

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

PLT STATED THAT DURING THE FLT THE RT FUEL TANK WAS USED UNTIL EMPTY AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED. APRX 20 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING TANKS AND 2 HRS 35 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE DURING WHICH TIME ACFT NOSED DOWN AFTER CONTACTING A SAND DOME. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING THE 4 MONTHS WHICH THE PLT OWNED THE ACFT HE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED TWICE BECAUSE OF SEDIMENT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED SEDIMENT IN THE FUEL PUMPS AND SADDLE TANKS. THE SEDIMENT WAS CLEANED OUT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN LONGER THEN APRX 2 MINUTES ON EITHER TANK. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED AND THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.