# Accident 20060518013449A: Cessna 210J, Redding, CA, May 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5147° N, 122.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5147&lon=-122.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3384S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3384S-2009-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518013449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/18/2006, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS RETURNING FROM THE CENTRALIA AIRPORT (CFS) WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF SEATTLE, WA. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH OF THE REDDING AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A RESERVOIR LOCATED NEARBY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX06LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA175), May 18, 2006: Cessna 210J (N3384S), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and inadequate fuel system management.

## Other reports on N3384S (1)

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

- [Accident 19790701017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701017069A), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 210J (N3384S), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made emerg landing on highway. Fuel vent system was found plugged.AD.was out on system but not complied with

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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