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Cessna T210NII N1728U

28 October 1985 · Sterling, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 October 1985 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna T210NII registered N1728U, operated by Sterling Air Service, was involved in an accident near Sterling, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Sterling, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Crosson Fld (STK)
Coordinates
40.6208, -103.1899
Aircraft
Cessna T210NII
Registration
N1728U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sterling Air Service
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fort Collins → Sterling
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN86LA015

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 PLT INDICATED HE HAD THE ARPT IN SITE WHEN THE ENG FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE INVESTIGATION REVEA LED THE ENG TACH SHOWED A TOTAL LAPSED TIME OF 4.9 HRS FLOWN ON THIS ONE FUEL LOAD. THE PERFOMANCE CHARTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR FLT INDICATES A MAX FLT TIME OF BETWEEN 4.45 HRS AND 4.8 HRS. THE PLT INDICATED HE SHOULD HAVE ADDED FUEL TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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