Cessna T210M N761BT

Summary

On 6 April 2014 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N761BT, operated by Mar-Tech Engineering, LLC, was involved in an accident near Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2014 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.9250, -94.3286

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

N761BT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Mar-Tech Engineering, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Lee's Summit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA194

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilots’ inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, and a forced landing on a soft field. Contributing to the accident was the flying pilot’s improper use of flaps during the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Two company pilots were repositioning the airplane when it experienced a total loss of engine power. The left-seat pilot had to maneuver around obstructions to perform a forced landing to a field. The airplane landed with partial flaps on a soft field. A landing using full flaps would have reduced excess impact energy and mitigated airplane damage and injury. The left-seat pilot reported that he did not use his available seat belt. Examination of the airplane revealed no usable fuel onboard. No mechanical anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal airplane operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.