# Accident 19961217040659A: Cessna P210N, Muskogee, OK, December 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1996, 22:07 local time
- Place: Muskogee, OK
- Airport: Davis Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7207° N, 95.4699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7207&lon=-95.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217040659A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AT NIGHT AT FL100 CRUISE. CRASH LANDED ON AIRPORT. FAILED LEAN PROPERLY. (-23) LEIF LANGBAKK HAD BEEN HIRED TO FLY N210BG TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, THEN TO GULF SHORES, ALABAMA, TO DEMONSTRATE THE AIRCRAFT TO POTENTIAL BUYERS. THE PERSON IN LITTLE ROCK WAS NOT FOUND DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. A SHORT DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN GULF SHORES. THE PILOT BOUGHT 25 GALLONS OF FUEL AND DEPARTED IFR FOR TULSA. DUE TO HIGH HEADWINDS, THE PILOT LANDED IN FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS (FSM), WHERE HE BOUGHT 9 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FOR TULSA. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STARTED A SEARCH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ARRIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 AM THE NEXT MORNING AT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT WAS FOUND AFTER DAYLIGHT (0715) APPROXIMATELY 600 YARDS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31 AT DAVIS FIELD.

## 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 FTW97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA064), Dec 18, 1996: Cessna P210N (N210BG), Muskogee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in an inadequate supply of fuel, fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing at night.…

## Other reports on N210BG (2)

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

- [Accident 20180509016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180509016949A), May 9, 2018: Cessna P210N (N210BG), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. On may 9, 2018 at approximately 1400 hours, N210BG, a Cessna 210 aircraft, was en route from nervino/beckwourth (A02) to visalia municipal airport (vis).…
- [Incident 19951126045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126045249I), Nov 26, 1995: Cessna P210N (N210BG), Crafton, ND. Narrative: elevator trim stuck in takeoff position when departing lewiston, Montana. Pilot experienced elevator control problems and diverted to VFR…

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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