# Accident 19950928030419A: Cessna 210, Iowa City, IA, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995, 21:32 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.6502° N, 91.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6502&lon=-91.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650GM-2001-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR APPROACH. (-4)THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN FROM NEWTON, KS TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, THEN TO SHAWNEE, OK, AND RETURN TO NEWTON, KS. IT WAS NOT REFUELED. THAT SAME DAY, THE OPERATOR MADE A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT WITH THE PASSENGERS TO HAVE THEM FLOWN ROUND TRIP FROM TULSA, OK, TO IOWA CITY, IA. THE OPERATOR CONTACTED THE PILOT REQUESTING THAT HE FLY THE CESSNA 210. THE PILOT ACCEPTED ALTHOUGH HE HAD NEVER FLOWN A CESSNA 210. THE NEXT DAY, AFTER A 1/2-HOUR CHECKOUT AT NEWTON, KS, THE PILOT FLEW TO TULSA, OK TO PICK UP THE PASSENGERS. WHILE APPROACHING TULSA, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY. THE REFUELERS WERE TOLD TO TOP OFF THE FUEL TANKS. THE REFUELER PUT ON 48.8 GALS OF FUEL; THE AIRPLANE HELD 120 GALS TOTAL FUEL. A PASSENGER PAID FOR THE FUEL. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE FUEL SLIP NOR DID HE LEARN THAT 48.8 GALS OF FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED. THE PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL LEVEL DURING PREFLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE FUEL GAUGES WERE RELIABLE. AFTER 2.6 HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND POWER LINES 1/2 MILE NORTH OF IOWA CITY AIRPORT             THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL ON THE AIRPLANE, NOR WERE THERE INDICATIONS OF FUEL SIPHONING OR LEAKING.

## 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 CHI95FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA337), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna T210R (N650GM), Iowa City, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and lack of familiarity with the airplane. Factors involved were the bright night, trees and transmission wires.

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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