# Accident 19960821033519A: Cessna 210M, Opa Locka, FL, August 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1996, 00:45 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 25.9104° N, 80.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9104&lon=-80.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 97 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821033519A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN SWAMP. ONE TANK EMPTY. INDICATES RAN TANK DRY. PLANE HAS HISTORY UNABLE RESTART ON OTHER TANK

## 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 MIA96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA215), Aug 21, 1996: Cessna 210M (N732ST), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, a forced landing, and subsequent in flight collision with terrain. The lack of suitable terrain…

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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