Cessna 210D N3944Y
10 August 2021 · West Fargo, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2021 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 210D registered N3944Y was involved in an accident near West Fargo, North Dakota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Fargo Muni (D54)
- Coordinates
- 46.9040, -96.9298
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210D
- Registration
- N3944Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Omaha → Fargo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA371
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 pilot was performing a go-around at the destination airport when the airplane lost total engine power and subsequently impacted terrain. Postaccident examination revealed useable fuel in the left-wing fuel tank, and no useable fuel in the right fuel tank. The fuel selector was positioned to the left-wing fuel tank. The fuel vent system was unobstructed. The examination revealed little fuel in the fuel system from the fuel selector to the engine, which was consistent with fuel starvation. The fuel sender resistance values for the left-wing tank indicated that erroneous fuel quantity values would have been displayed at the cockpit fuel gauges. There were no anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. Based on the available information, it is likely that the loss of engine power was the result of fuel starvation when the pilot exhausted the fuel supply in the right-wing tank. Although the fuel selector was found selected to the tank that contained fuel, it is likely that the pilot switched fuel tanks following the loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2021 | Cessna 210 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Centurion Associates 2 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2021 | Cessna 210 | Chibuya, Zimbabwe | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 2021 | Cessna 210 | Itaituba, Brazil | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Oct 2021 | Cessna 210 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2021 | Cessna 210 | Island of Utila, Honduras | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Cessna 210 | Grand Haven, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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