# Accident 19960722019129A: Cessna 210L, Ft Myers, FL, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6198° N, 81.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6198&lon=-81.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1623X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623X-1996-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722019129A

## Narrative

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

ON POSITIONING FLIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED IN RIVER. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY TANK. GAS CAP MISSING. SIPHONED.

## 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 MIA96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA193), Jul 22, 1996: Cessna 210L (N1623X), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot (PIC) to ensure that an adequate preflight inspection was performed; a missing (or loose) fuel cap on the left wing; probable fuel siphoning; and fuel exhaustion, which resulted…

## Other reports on N1623X (2)

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

- [Incident 19910612040219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612040219I), Jun 12, 1991: Cessna 210L (N1623X), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed as aircraft exited runway. Pilot stated was unable to get gear down safe light before landing.
- [Accident 19770614013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770614013349A), Jun 14, 1977: Cessna 210L (N1623X), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage

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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