Cessna 210 N210PR
31 August 2010 · Houma, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 August 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N210PR, operated by Black Star Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM)
- Coordinates
- 29.6307, -90.6804
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210
- Registration
- N210PR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Black Star Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Houma
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA512
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the first leg of a cross-country flight, the pilot refueled the airplane with about 55 gallons. The flight then proceeded to the destination airport and experienced a total loss of power about 3 hours later. The pilot elected to conduct a forced landing to a cane field, during which the airplane impacted the ground hard and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported that the airplane normally burned about 17 gallons an hour and that he expected to land at the destination airport with about 32 gallons remaining. A visual inspection of the airplane and accident site did not identify any signs of a fuel spill. A postaccident examination of the airplane’s fuel tanks and system revealed only trace amounts of fuel. Additionally, the examination of the engine and airframe revealed no apparent leaks or abnormalities that would have prevented normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2010 | Cessna 210B | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Cullum Chuck R JR | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2010 | Cessna 210A | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | FBN of Catawba LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Cessna 210D | Babylon, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2010 | Cessna 210 | Arbuckle, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 2010 | Cessna 210A | Benson, Arizona, United States | Waylon D. Crump | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2010 | Cessna 210 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Michael D Heller | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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