Cessna T210L N94032
18 March 1985 · Sauk Village, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1985 at about 04:15 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N94032, operated by Promptusair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sauk Village, Illinois, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sauk Village, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lansing (3HA)
- Coordinates
- 41.5004, -87.6298
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N94032
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Promptusair, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A NIGHT PREFLIGHT THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS VISUALLY CHECKED AND THE PLT ESTIMATED EACH TANK CONTAINED 35 GALS. THE LEFT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED 220 POUNDS AND THE RIGHT GUAGE WAS INOP. AFTER APRX 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES OF FLT TIME A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY DURING WHICH THE ACFT CONTACTED A GAURD RAIL AND A DITCH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED VERY LITTLE FUEL. THE PORTION OF THE FLT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT WAS BEING MADE ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Cessna T210L | Hesperia, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna T210L | Fullerton, California, United States | Willie A. Rodrigues | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210L | Madison, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Cessna T210L | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Cessna T210L | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1985 | Cessna T210L | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft BE 36 | Odell, Illinois, United States | Eugene Bouska | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mt Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |