Cessna 210 N9589T

Summary

On 20 April 2017 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N9589T was involved in an accident near Salida, Colorado, 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.

Date

20 April 2017 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Salida, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Harriet Alexander Field Airpor (ANK)

Coordinates

38.5456, -106.0331

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N9589T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Page → Salida

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA162

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing the airplane at the conclusion of a cross-country flight when the engine experienced a total loss of power in the airport traffic pattern. The pilot attempted to restart the engine without success and subsequently landed the airplane in a field, where it impacted a fence and irrigation equipment. The pilot stated the right fuel tank was selected at the time of the accident. Postaccident examination revealed that the right tank contained 14 to 15 gallons of fuel, and that the left fuel tank contained about 1 gallon of fuel. The fuel selector was in the right tank position. The engine functioned normally during a postaccident test run. Given the lack of engine anomalies, it is likely that the airplane was operating on the left tank at the time of the accident, and the loss of engine power was the result of fuel starvation; it is likely that the pilot moved the fuel selector to the right tank position during his attempt to restart the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.