# Accident 19980615016139A: Cessna T210M, Lapine, OR, June 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1998, 17:43 local time
- Place: Lapine, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6910° N, 121.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6910&lon=-121.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22CT-2012-05-30) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 32 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615016139A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 10,500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE SLOWLY LOST POWER AND THEN QUIT APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. SHE SAID SHE USED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, SWITCHED TANKS, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS, WITHOUT SUCCESS.  SHE PROVIDED A FUELING INVOICE FOR 71.2 GALLONS OF FUEL, WITH 39.6 IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 31.6 IN THE LEFT TANK, FOR REFUELING ACCOMPLISHED ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THE FUEL SYSTEM TO BE UNCOMPROMISED, EXCEPT FOR THE TANKS, WHICH HAD BEEN BREACHED DURING THE ACCIDENT.  THE LEFT SIDE SUMP TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 98 OUNCES OF FUEL; THE RIGHT SUMP TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY.  THE FUEL INJECTION SPIDER CONTAINED FUEL AND THE SCREEN WAS CLEAN.  THE FIREWALL FUEL STRAINER CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 OUNCES OF FUEL AND ITS SCREEN WAS CLEAN.  AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, THE FUEL TOTALIZER WAS ENERGIZED AND GAVE A MOMENTARY READING OF 41.3 GALLONS USED. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THAT WOULD PRECLUDE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ENGINE.                                 (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 SEA98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA099), Jun 16, 1998: Cessna T210M (N22CT), La Pine, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.

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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