# Accident 19960811029939A: Cessna 210E, Clarksville, MO, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Clarksville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3696° N, 90.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3696&lon=-90.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4963U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 135 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811029939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SMELLED FUEL AND LOST ENGINE POWER, OIL PRESSURE. LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL ON THE DAY BEFORE THE FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, AND THE FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO 4 GPH. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, ENRICHED THE MIXTURE, AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY INCREASE IN FUEL PRESSURE. THE FUEL PRESSURE THEN DROPPED AGAIN, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. THE FORCED LANDING WAS IN A FIELD WHICH THE PILOT DESCRIBED AS BEING UPHILL. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED ON THE LEFT TANK. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 CHI96LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA292), Aug 11, 1996: Cessna 210E (N4963U), Clarksville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: the crop, and the uphill terrain condition in the emergency landing area.

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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