# Accident 19990612006929A: Cessna T210N, Seneca, SC, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 18:06 local time
- Place: Seneca, SC
- Airport: Eagle Ridge Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7506° N, 82.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7506&lon=-82.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6407N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6407N-2000-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,988 total, 819 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612006929A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, AND THE ACFT THEN EXPERIENCED INDUCTION ICING AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING A 2.5 HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO WITHIN 5 TO 6 MILES OF HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, AS HE WAS LEVELING HIS DESCENT AND BRINGING IN POWER, HE GOT NO ENGINE RESPONSE.  HE SWITCHED HIS FUEL SELECTOR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WING TANK, BUT DID NOT REGAIN ENGINE POWER.  REALIZING HE COULD NOT MAKE HIS INTENDED LANDING AIRPORT, HE TRIED FOR A CLOSER PRIVATE STRIP, BUT DID NOT GET LINED UP AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A TAXIWAY, AND INTO SOME TREES AND A HOUSE, SHEARING THE LEFT WING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK WAS FOUND AND 12 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. SUBSEQUENT START UP OF THE ENGINE BY FAA INSPECTORS USING THE AIRPLANE'S OWN BATTERY AND FUEL REVEALED NO ENGINE ABNORMALITIES.   -23)THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 07 AT OCONEE COUNTY (CLEMSON) AIRPORT, SC.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (EAGLES RIDGE), RUNWAY 23, AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE.

## 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 MIA99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA174), Jun 12, 1999: Cessna T210N (N6407N), Seneca, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The PIC's improper fuel management resulting in loss of engine power during approach to landing due to fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with trees and a residence during an emergency…

## Other reports on N6407N (1)

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

- [Incident 19800921077889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921077889I), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna T210N (N6407N), Ruidoso, NM, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was distracted by turbulance and forgot to extend landing gear.

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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