# Accident 19961223039759A: Cessna 210A, Colorado Spring, CO, December 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1996
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.0306° N, 104.4807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0306&lon=-104.4807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6680X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6680X-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961223039759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COULDN'T GET LIGHTS ON AT AIRPORT, WHILE TURNING ENGINE QUIT, ATTEMPTED TO  LAND ON HIGHWAY, WENT INTO GRASS.

## 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 FTW97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA071), Dec 23, 1996: Cessna 210A (N6680X), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel management by failing to avoid a prolong uncoordinated turn or slip, which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of…

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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