# Accident 19940531017699A: Cessna 210L, Pahokee, FL, May 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8109° N, 80.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8109&lon=-80.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76GH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 70 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531017699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DITCHED IN LAKE. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY. FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## 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 MIA94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA152), May 31, 1994: Cessna 210L (N76GH), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RESTART PROCEDURES.

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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