# Accident 20040228002909A: Cessna T210M, Grape Creek, TX, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 14:46 local time
- Place: Grape Creek, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3575° N, 100.4961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3575&lon=-100.4961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50MC-2017-07-07) (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 T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228002909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:46 UTC, A CESSNA T210M, N50MC, OWNED BY BUETLER BROTHERS AND CERVI RODEO COMPANY AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. TWO PASSENGERS ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GREELEY, COLORADO, ON FEBRUARY 28, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:45 UTC. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED RECORDING MADE BY MIDLAND ATCT, THE PILOT ADVISED SAN ANGELO APPROACH THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE FUEL CRITICAL. APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT ADVISED SAN ANGELO APPROACH THAT HE WAS OUT OF GAS.

## 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 FTW04CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA084), Feb 28, 2004: Cessna T210M (N50MC), Grape Creek, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N50MC (1)

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

- [Accident 20110320005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110320005609A), Mar 20, 2011: Cessna P210N (N50MC), Daggett, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft departed sna going to hnd. The pilot was advised that there were reports of light rime icing. The pilot reported twice that she had encountered…

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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