# Accident 19960720033229A: Cessna T210L, Santa Fe, NM, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6299° N, 106.0811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6299&lon=-106.0811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210RE-2002-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720033229A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL EN ROUTE IGNORED BELEIVED GAUGE ERROR. LOST POWER ON BASE. LANDED ROAD. HIT SIGN AND FENCE.FUEL EXHAUSTION (-23) A/C LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO SAF AIRPORT. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. A/C STRUCK ROAD SIGN, VEERED OFF HIGHWAY, & WENT THROUGH FENCE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING. OTHER DAMAGE TO ELEVATORS, RIGHT WING, PROP, & LANDING GEAR DOORS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL SELECTOR SWITCHED TO R/H TANK. R/H SUMP FITTING REMOVED & FUEL DRAINED FROM TANK. LESS THAN 1 QUART OF FUEL IN TANK. L/H TANK COMPROMISED SO NO SAMPLE TAKEN. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN APPROX. 2 GALLONS IN L/H TANK WHEN A/C WAS REMOVED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE.

## 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 FTW96LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA328), Jul 20, 1996: Cessna T210L (N210RE), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to continue the flight after noting the low fuel quantity indication, which resulted in fuel starvation before reaching the airport. A factor was the lack of suitable…

## Other reports on N210RE (2)

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

- [Accident 20011214035479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214035479A), Dec 14, 2001: Cessna T210L (N210RE), Sanjacinto, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (.19) History of flight: on December 14, 2001, about 1528 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna T210L, N210RE, collided with mountainous terrain about 4 miles…
- [Incident 19890821043349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821043349I), Aug 21, 1989: Cessna T210L (N210RE), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced twice on a crosswind landing. Skidded onto grass. Stopped in soft soil. Propeller tip damaged.

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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