# Accident 19950907048369A: Cessna 210L, Springfield, MO, September 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1995, 18:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1751X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1751X-1997-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950907048369A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1995, A CESSNA T210L, N1751X ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA (HLG) ENROUTE TO SPRINGFIELD, MO (SGF), MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 LOCAL TIME. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS TEMP 87, DEW POINT 57, WIND 350 AT 10 KNOTS, CEILING 2500 OVERCAST WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. THE PILOT ROBERT J. CULLEN SATED THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE VERIFIED THERE WAS NOT ANY FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, FUEL LINES OR FLOW DIVIDER. MR. CULLEN STATED THAT 66 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AT OHIO VALLEY AVIATION; WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA AND HE FEELS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY TOPPED OFF. FAA INSPECTOR TREASE CONTACTED OHIO VALLEY AVIATION AT WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA AND TALKED TO JERRY ANDERSON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . MR ANDERSON CHECKED THE FUEL REEIPTS FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 AND VERIFIED THEY HAD FUELED N1751X AND PUT 66.0 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT THAT DAY.

## 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 CHI95LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA314), Sep 7, 1995: Cessna 210L (N1751X), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to ensure an adequate supply of fuel for the intended trip, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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