Cessna T210M N732WC
8 November 1988 · Sheperdsville, Kentucky, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1988 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N732WC, operated by Gregory A. Hewett, was involved in an accident near Sheperdsville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sheperdsville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Standiford (SDF)
- Coordinates
- 37.9797, -85.7107
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N732WC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gregory A. Hewett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Louisville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL89LA028
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 PILOT HAD FLOWN A CESSNA 172 TO TAMPA TO PICK UP A CESSNA T210M FOR A FLIGHT TO LOUISVILLE, KY. THE 210 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY FLOWN TO TAMPA FROM FT. MYERS BY THE OWNER. AFTER A PREFLIGHT IN WHICH THE PILOT SAID HE VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULL, THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR LOUISVILLE. ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF STANDIFORD FIELD, LOUISVILLE, KY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A NIGHT FORCED LANDING IN TREES. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE. AFTER RECOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE, AN ENGINE RUN WAS COMPLETED AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM, THE LAST VERIFIED REFUELING OF THE AIRPLANE WAS AT FT. MYERS ON NOVEMBER 2, 1988 WHEN 16 GALLONS WERE ADDED TO 'TOP' THE TANKS. A CALCULATION OF THE FUEL REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FLIGHT FROM FT. MYERS TO TAMPA TO LOUISVILLE WAS MADE. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT 86.3 GALLONS OF FUEL WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED UNDER OPTIMUM CONDITIONS. THE USABLE CAPACITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 89 GALLONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Prosser, Washington, United States | Lonnie C. Marchant | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1988 | Cessna T210M | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Clarksville, Arkansas, United States | Scranton Aircraft Sales Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210M | Carson, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1988 | Cessna T210M | Greene, New York, United States | Harold L. Berk | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1988 | Mooney M20F | Burkesville, Kentucky, United States | Edward J. Geyman | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1988 | Hiller UH-12A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | James F.allen | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Berkeley, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-60-602P | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Byron/Sorrell SNS-2 | Morehead, Kentucky, United States | Carroll C. Byron | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Bow, Kentucky, United States | Console Corp. | Fatal | 2 |