# Accident 20060529017929A: Cessna T210N, Espanola, NM, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 13:31 local time
- Place: Espanola, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6169° N, 106.0892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6169&lon=-106.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7353C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7353C-2006-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529017929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TRANSCRIPT SHOWS THAT THE PIC HAD BEEN PRACTICING SEVERAL PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES TO SAF SINCE 1230L, AT 1320L THE PIC INITIATED A GPS RNY 22 WITH A TURN IN THE HOLDING PATTERN. AT 1328 THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND NEEDED EXPEDITED HANDLING (NO DELAYS) FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO SAF. AT 1331L, THE PIC ANNOUNCED HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. AT 1332, SAF TWR RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, SAF TWR CONTACTED 911 AND UNITS WERE SENT TO THE LAST KNOWN LOCATION.

## 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 DEN06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA079), May 29, 2006: Cessna T210N (N7353C), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to refuel the airplane.

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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