# Accident 20000302036109A: Cessna P210N, Gillette, WY, March 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4595° N, 105.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4595&lon=-105.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6489W) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000302036109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE DID NOT ACCURATELY COMPUTE TIME AND DISTANCE FOR THE FUEL ON BOARD. HE FAILED TO VERIFY THE QUANTITY ON BOARD, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION.

## 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 DEN00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA055), Mar 2, 2000: Cessna P210N (N6489W), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land sooner to refuel, resulting in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

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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