Cessna T210 N732JW

Summary

On 1 November 2019 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N732JW, operated by Green Oak Llp, was involved in an accident near Odessa, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 November 2019 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.0261, -102.4047

Aircraft

Cessna T210

Registration

N732JW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Green Oak Llp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Odessa → Amarillo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20LA028

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.

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

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The pilot stated that he did not recall many details of the accident but reported that, about 10 minutes into the flight, the engine lost partial power. He checked the throttle, fuel, and cowl flap positions, and then performed a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane impacted a hole, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. After the accident, 2 cups of fuel were removed from the right wing and 25 gallons of fuel was removed from the left wing. The fuel tanks were not breached, there was no fuel staining on the ground in the vicinity of the wreckage, and there was no smell of fuel at the accident site. The fuel selector was found in the right tank position. Examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Given the minimal amount of fuel in the intact right tank at the accident site and the position of the fuel selector, it is likely that the engine was starved of fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.