Cessna 210 D N3794Y
10 August 2007 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 210 D registered N3794Y was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Wayne (FWA)
- Coordinates
- 40.9783, -85.1950
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 D
- Registration
- N3794Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Wayne → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA261
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane made a forced landing after a loss of engine power while turning left base for a touch and go landing. The pilot reported that he estimated that the fuel remaining in the airplane after a previous flight was about 20 to 30 gallons, all in the left fuel tank. He reported, "I had run rt. [right] tank out of fuel and left remaining fuel in lt. [left] tank." He reported that during the preflight, the fuel gauges indicated that the left fuel tank was empty, and the right fuel tank was full. The pilot reported that a ladder was not available so he did not visually check the fuel in the tanks. He reported that he had planned to do three takeoffs and landings. He reported that he departed on the first takeoff and while turning a left base for runway 32, the engine lost power. He attempted an engine restart but without success. He executed a forced landing to a cornfield. The inspection of the airplane revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. When the battery was turned on, the left fuel gauge indicated full and the right fuel gauge indicated no fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Cessna 210F | Denton, Montana, United States | William Booty | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Cessna 210-5 (205) | Quilcene, Washington, United States | Norma J. Ingham | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Cessna 210 | Palma Real, Honduras | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Cessna 210L | Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2007 | Cessna 210M | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2007 | Cessna 210N | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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