# Accident 20100710037579A: Cessna 421A, Tulsa, OK, July 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2010, 10:05 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2156° N, 95.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2156&lon=-95.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88DF-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 77 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100710037579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR RVS THEN ASKED TO LAND TUL DURING THE APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 18 AT TUL PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER (WE HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR FUEL) AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A HEAVELY WOODED AREA. HIT TREES AND BROKE APART KILLING THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS

## 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 CEN10FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA382), Jul 11, 2010: Cessna 421 (N88DF), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and management in-flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of…

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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