# Accident 19960731020299A: Cessna 210L, Sarasota-Brand, FL, July 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1996, 12:36 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4004° N, 82.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4004&lon=-82.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,340 total, 575 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731020299A

## Narrative

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

ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT LOST POWER LANDING. CRASHED IN A YARD. STRUCK TREES. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 MIA96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA198), Jul 31, 1996: Cessna 210L (N397MS), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel tanks resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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