# Accident 19960313003979A: Cessna T210M, Grass Valley, CA, March 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1996, 08:57 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1790° N, 120.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1790&lon=-120.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8683M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8683M-2021-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313003979A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL SHORT FLIGHT. HAD VISUAL ESTIMATE 1HR FUEL. AIRBORNE 45MINUTES. LOW FUEL HAD UNPORTED.

## 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 LAX96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA133), Mar 13, 1996: Cessna T210M (N8683M), Grass Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation for an undetermined reason.

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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