Cessna P210N N887JA

Summary

On 7 November 2012 at about 18:04 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N887JA was involved in an accident near Conway, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 November 2012 at 18:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Conway, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Dennis F Cantrell Field Airpor (CWS)

Coordinates

35.0811, -92.4244

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N887JA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Conway → Oxford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA054

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the lack of fuel and resulted in fuel exhaustion during climb, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude from which he was unable to recover.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power during climb after takeoff when it was about 300 to 500 feet about ground level. The airplane then impacted trees and terrain about 300 feet north of the departure runway end. A witness stated that the airplane stalled during the climb and banked "hard" right before impacting the ground. There was no fuel smell and no foliage discoloration consistent with a fuel spill at the accident site. Neither of the two header fuel tanks contained fuel. Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.