Cessna 210C N9788X

Summary

On 21 October 2002 at about 17:02 local time, a Cessna 210C registered N9788X was involved in an accident near Riverside, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 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

21 October 2002 at 17:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Riverside, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ontario Int'l (ONT)

Coordinates

34.0333, -117.5000

Aircraft

Cessna 210C

Registration

N9788X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Ontario

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX03LA014

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector to the tank containing fuel resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

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During the instrument approach the engine quit, and the pilot attempted a forced landing in hilly terrain and poor visibility. According to flight planning information recovered from inside the airplane, it had departed with full fuel (63.5 useable gallons). The airplane had been airborne for about 3:17 hours at the time of the accident. Prior to disassembly of the airplane for recovery, the recovery agent drained the fuel tanks. The left tank had about 13 gallons of blue liquid with the odor of aviation gasoline, and the right tank was empty. The manufacturer ran the engine in a test cell. It performed normally without any hesitation or interruptions in power from idle to full throttle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.