# Accident 19961010031509A: Cessna T210M, Mentor, KY, October 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1996, 18:42 local time
- Place: Mentor, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9099° N, 84.2601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9099&lon=-84.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6163N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6163N-2016-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010031509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND STRUCK TREES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A ROAD. (-23) ON OCT. 10, 1996, AT 1845 EST, A CESSNA T210M, N6163N, REGISTERED TO JOHN D. WILSON, JR., EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR CALIFORNIA, KY WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ORLANDO, FL ON OCT. 10, 1996, AT 1330 EST.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS OR ENGINE.  NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS INDICATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 IAD97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA005), Oct 10, 1996: Cessna T210M (N6163N), Mentor, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the inaccurate fuel quantity gage, and the light condition…

## Other reports on N6163N (1)

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

- [Accident 19860922086379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860922086379A), Sep 22, 1986: Cessna T210M (N6163N), Old Monroe, MO, Substantial damage. The engine failed. The aircraft hit a ditch on landing. Valve stems failed in fatigue. Improper installation

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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