# Accident 20041110030139A: Cessna P210N, Las Vegas, NV, November 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2883° N, 115.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2883&lon=-115.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6663P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6663P-2013-06-27) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041110030139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RESPONDED TO A/C LANDING GEAR UP DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. A/C FORCE LANDED 6 +/- MILES NNW OF VFG AIRPORT AT APPROX 1600 PST. A/C LANDED ON NNW HEADING OF 335 +/- DEGREES AND CAME TO FINAL REST WITH NOSE HEADING 065 +/- DEGREES AFTER 150 TO 175 FEET OF TRAVEL FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. A/C SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE FROM NOSE TO JUST AFT OF MLG. PROP BLADES CURLED BACK INDICATING NO POWER APPLIED. INITIAL INSPECTION OF FUEL TANKS WITH THE R/H WING LOW SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. FUEL FILLER CAP REMOVED AND WING TIP FUEL DRAIN VALVE OPENED WITH NEGLIGIBLE FUEL PRESENT. NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND OR FUMES PRESENT. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN "OFF" POSITION. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR CUT/INJURY DUE TO NOSE IMPACTING GLARESHIELD.

## 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 LAX05CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA031), Nov 11, 2004: Cessna P210N (N6663P), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which failed to assure an adequate fuel…

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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