# Accident 20120427016839A: Cessna 210, Fowlers Bluff, FL, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fowlers Bluff, FL
- Airport: On Cr 349
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3883° N, 83.0217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3883&lon=-83.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6564X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6564X-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427016839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FLEW AT A BLOCK BETWEEN 2500 FT AND 3000 FT, AND WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION AT TALLAHASSEE THE ENGINE QUIT.NTSB HAD THE ENGINE SENT TO CONTINENTAL IN MOBILE, AL AND STATED THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE.  NTSB FEELS THE PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND FAILED TO SELECT THE LEFT TANK WHICH HAD FUEL.

## 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 ERA12LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA306), Apr 27, 2012: Cessna 210 (N6564X), Fowler's Bluff, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N6564X (2)

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

- [Incident 19880412018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880412018569I), Apr 12, 1988: Cessna 210 (N6564X), Oroville, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear actuator piston and rod assembly had broken at nose gear bearing end.
- [Incident 19800822066159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822066159I), Aug 22, 1980: Cessna 210 (N6564X), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear had just been serviced and was being test flown. Nose gear would not extend fully, collapsed.

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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