# Accident 20060706013049A: Cessna T210G, Pontiac, IL, July 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2006, 14:32 local time
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Airport: Pontiac Rco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9244° N, 88.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9244&lon=-88.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6900R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6900R-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706013049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT FROM SAVANNAH, GA (SAV) TO FREEPORT, IL (FEP) WHEN THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT PONTIAC, IL (PNT) FOR FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN A LEFT HAND DESCENDING TURN OVER PNT OUT OF HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO LAND AND AT ABOUT 800 FEET AGL HIS ENGINE QUIT. WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS SET FOR LANDING HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT PNT AND CRASHED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE I-55 ABOUT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI06CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA177), Jul 6, 2006: Cessna T210G (N6900R), Pontiac, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper in-flight planning which led to fuel exhaustion and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the landing approach which resulted in an…

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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