# Accident 20001213028809A: Cessna 210C, Boulder, CO, December 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0208° N, 105.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0208&lon=-105.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969RJ-2004-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210C (registry code 2073412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213028809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C HAD RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT TO ALLOW FLIGHT FROM BOULDER, CO TO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO. THE A/C HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN SITTING DORMANT FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS-SINCE OCTOBER 1992; MR. WILLS HAD PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE A/C OVER A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS. ALL APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO AN FAA CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. ALTHOUGH PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS PAID TO ENSURING PROPER ENGINE OPERATION PRIOR TO FLIGHT, AND TO ELIMINATION OF FUEL CONTAMINATION, THE ENGINE QUIT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NTSB INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, BUT FAA INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE WITH NO INDICATION OF FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## 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 DEN01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA022), Dec 13, 2000: Cessna 210C (N969RJ), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (water), and failure of the pilot to have the airplane completely refueled. A factor was unsuitable 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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