# Accident 19940204001569A: Cessna T210L, Arcata, CA, February 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1994, 06:55 local time
- Place: Arcata, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8506° N, 124.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8506&lon=-124.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93159, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93159-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204001569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER EN ROUTE ON IFR PLAN. HIT WOODPILE LANDING SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. RIGHT TANK CONTAINED FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA112), Feb 4, 1994: Cessna T210L (N93159), Arcata, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's improper in-flight planning and his failure to correctly monitor the aircraft's fuel system and to position the selector valve on a tank containing fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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