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Cessna 210A N6663X

24 October 1994 · Manhattan, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 October 1994 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N6663X was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Manhattan (MHK)
Coordinates
39.1903, -96.5895
Aircraft
Cessna 210A
Registration
N6663X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Topeka → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI95LA022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

total loss of engine power for reason(s) undetermined. A factor was the dark night.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE AIRPLANE ENGINE AT REDUCED POWER, MAKING A VFR APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING ON A DARK NIGHT. AN INSPECTION SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT FOUND FUEL IN BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE RAN WHEN STARTED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED IN THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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