# Accident 19950629015619A: Cessna 210L, Truckee, CA, June 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1995, 20:35 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XFLA
- Location: 39.3291° N, 120.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-120.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300EW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300EW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629015619A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DESCENDING FOR AIRPORT. SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE LANDING  IN DESERT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA234), Jun 30, 1995: Cessna 210L (N300EW), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, and his failure to refuel the aircraft while en route.

## Other reports on N300EW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980925037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925037739A), Sep 25, 1998: Cessna 210L (N300EW), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been…

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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