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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Beaumont Port A, TX · April 28, 1996

Date: April 28, 1996 · 04:35 local
Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
Airport: Jefferson County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9403Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96TA186
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N9403YRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21064498 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Unable land airport. Vector obtained for approach. Lost power on approach due fuel exhaustion. Landed short. (-23) aircraft was operated on a composite flight plan, ifr/vfr, and intended to land at bmt airport. Due to existing weather conditions and bmt VOR being out of service, the pilot requested radar vector and an instrument approach to bpt airport after attempting to locate bmt airport in VFR condition. The aircraft engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion while on final approach. Airplane landed short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE LAND AIRPORT. VECTOR OBTAINED FOR APPROACH. LOST POWER ON APPROACH DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED SHORT. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ON A COMPOSITE FLIGHT PLAN, IFR/VFR, AND INTENDED TO LAND AT BMT AIRPORT. DUE TO EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BMT VOR BEING OUT OF SERVICE, THE PILOT REQUESTED RADAR VECTOR AND AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO BPT AIRPORT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE BMT AIRPORT IN VFR CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96TA186Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeaumont, TXFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Apr 28, 1996 · Substantial damage