# Accident 19950209001419A: Cessna T210G, Covington, TN, February 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1995, 12:24 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5602° N, 89.6391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5602&lon=-89.6391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6854R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6854R-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209001419A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT AFTER PAINTING. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. INADEQUATE FUEL SUMPING.

## 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 ATL95LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA048), Feb 9, 1995: Cessna T210G (N6854R), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IN THAT HE DID NOT ADEQUATELY DRAIN WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN WATER INGESTION INTO THE ENGINE.

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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