Cessna T210N N200WT
25 October 2010 · Presidio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 2010 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N200WT was involved in an accident near Presidio, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Presidio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Presidio Lely International (T77)
- Coordinates
- 29.6339, -104.3617
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N
- Registration
- N200WT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Presidio → Santa Teresa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot used a power setting of 2500 rpm and 30 inches manifold pressure after departure and the airplane climbed through 7,000 feet at 110 knots indicated airspeed. The fuel pressure started fluctuating and the engine began accelerating and decelerating. The pilot turned the fuel pump to LOW BOOST and switched fuel tanks. Engine power continued to fluctuate and the engine rpm began to decay. The pilot turned back towards the departure airport. He was unable to restore power and, during the ensuing forced landing, the airplane impacted terrain that tore off the empennage, bent the right wing, and collapsed the landing gear. Both fuel tanks were found to be intact. The retrieval company reported draining "only a few gallons" of fuel from the tanks when the wreckage was recovered. The pilot indicated that over 60 gallons of fuel should have been on board. The engine was later functionally tested and operated smoothly at all power settings with no anomalies noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2010 | Cessna T210N | Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States | Winfield Scott Tanner | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2010 | Cessna T210N | Baggs, Wyoming, United States | Justin A. Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Cessna T210N | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Lamax Construction Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 2010 | Cessna T210N | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2009 | Cessna T210N | Corona, California, United States | TAX Busters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Cessna T210N | Armonk, New York, United States | Keith Weiner | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft A36 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Gale Donald H | Minor injuries | - |
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