Cessna 210A N9404X

Summary

On 30 April 1999 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9404X was involved in an accident near Bay City, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

30 April 1999 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bay City, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bay City (3R1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210A

Registration

N9404X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Freer → Baytown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA130

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate management of fuel and his failure to follow the pre-landing checklist resulting in the loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation. Factors were the pilot's physiological condition and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross-country flight, the pilot became physically impaired by stomach pains and diverted to a nearby airport to use the restroom. The pilot forgot to switch fuel tanks during the pre-landing check and on downwind, the engine lost power. The pilot stated that he switched the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank and turned on the fuel pump; however, the propeller stopped windmilling and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. During the forced landing in a field, the airplane impacted a 5 foot drainage ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.