# Accident 20070208001289A: Cessna T210R, Rexburg, ID, February 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2007, 15:44 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8178° N, 111.8006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8178&lon=-111.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6390U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6390U-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,258 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070208001289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A VFR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 17 AT REXBURG-MADISON COUNTY (RXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 MST FOR LINCOLN, CA. APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET IN DEPARTURE CLIMB THE ENGINE QUIT AND IT DID NOT RESTART. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT (WEST BOUND) AND DESCENDED INTO FARM IMPLEMENT DISPLAY LOT WHERE IT IMPACTED AN EARTH CHISEL AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET BEFORE STOPPING ON A HAY BAILER. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS EXPLODED UPON IMPACT AND THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEESTROYED. ONE WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A NORMAL DEPARTURE, THEN MAKE A POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A TRAIL OF BLACK SMOKE BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. OTHER WITNESS (OFF AIRPORT) MADE SIMILAR OBSERVATIONS NOTING THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND SAW A WISP OF A BLACK OR GREY SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 600 FEET WEST OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY 17. (-23 AMENDMENT) NTSB REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME DURING ENGINE TEAR DOWN CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION VALVE (SPIDER) WHICH DID CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN EXCESSIVELY RICH OR LEAN DEPENDING WHAT PART OF THE FUEL SC                    REEN WAS BLOCKED. ALSO THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWICE THE NORMAL VALUE OF WHAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS SYSTEM. WHEN AND WHO MADE THESE CHANGES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 SEA07FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA061), Feb 8, 2007: Cessna T210R (N6390U), Rexburg, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the contamination of the fuel manifold valve, and the pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known maintenance discrepancies.

## Other reports on N6390U (2)

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

- [Incident 19910427046549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427046549I), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna T210R (N6390U), Lancaster, CA. Fuel exhaustion. Forced off airport landing. Right tank was empty. Left tank indicated 18 gallons.
- [Accident 19880609023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609023319A), Jun 9, 1988: Cessna T210R (N6390U), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final. Clipped top of an office trailer and a guy wire during forced landing on a road.

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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