# Accident 19961105034809A: Cessna T210N, Grand Prairie, TX, November 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1996, 08:45 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7792° N, 97.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7792&lon=-97.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6546N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6546N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 636 total, 6 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105034809A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER. ADS NOT COMPLIED. AD VIOLATION. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 CST, A CESSNA (CE-210-N) N6546N RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE APPARENTLY FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED FROM THE DAMAGED LEFT TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS INTACT AND FOUND TO BE DRY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE FUEL STRAINER BOWL WAS ABOUT 1 INCH BELOW THE FUEL BOWL RIM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DRY. THE ENGINE TEST RUN WAS SUCCESSFUL WHEN FUEL WAS SUPPLED TO THE ENGINE.

## 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 FTW97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA037), Nov 5, 1996: Cessna T210N (N6546N), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank with sufficient fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were:…

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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