Cessna T210M N22CT

Summary

On 16 June 1998 at about 00:43 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N22CT was involved in an accident near La Pine, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 1998 at 00:43

Classification

Accident

Location

La Pine, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

43.6910, -121.4603

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

N22CT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Rosa → Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA099

1 person had minor injuries.

Fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.

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

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The pilot stated that while in cruise flight at 10,500 feet MSL, the engine slowly lost power and then quit approximately two hours after takeoff, shortly after switching from the right fuel tank to the left fuel tank. She said she used the emergency check list, switched tanks, and attempted to restart the engine on both the left and right tanks, without success. She provided a fueling invoice for 71.2 gallons of fuel, with 39.6 in the right tank and 31.6 in the left tank, for refueling accomplished on the day before the accident. FAA inspectors found the fuel system to be uncompromised, except for the tanks, which had been breached during the accident. The left side sump tank contained approximately 98 ounces of fuel; the right sump tank appeared to be empty. The fuel injection spider contained fuel and the screen was clean. The firewall fuel strainer contained approximately 2 ounces of fuel and its screen was clean. At the time of inspection, the fuel totalizer was energized and gave a momentary reading of 41.3 gallons used. No anomalies were found during the post-accident investigation that would preclude normal operation of the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.