# Accident 20091021021309A: Cessna T210G, Provo, UT, October 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2009, 16:09 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2064° N, 111.7256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2064&lon=-111.7256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6869R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6869R-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091021021309A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2009, N6869T, A CESSNA T210G, PILOTED BY BENJAMIN DAVID HILL, DEPARTED FROM PROVO, UT (PVU) ENROUTE FOR SPANISH FORK, UT (U77).  SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE PROVO, UT AIRPORT AND ATTEMTPED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED UPSLOPING TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A PERIMETER ROAD APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE SHORT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36.  THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR10FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA027), Oct 21, 2009: Cessna T210G (N6869R), Provo, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

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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