# Accident 19970321047559A: Cessna T210L, Durango, CO, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613CW-2010-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321047559A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THIS ACCIDENT WAS UP-GRADED FROM AN INCIDENT 03/24/97.

## 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 FTW97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA142), Mar 21, 1997: Cessna T210L (N613CW), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, and failure to ensure there was sufficient fuel aboard for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the…

## Other reports on N613CW (1)

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

- [Incident 19810204010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204010089I), Feb 4, 1981: Cessna T210* (N613CW), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Touch down late and ran off the end of runway.

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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