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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210D · West Fargo, ND · August 10, 2021

Date
August 10, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place
West Fargo, ND
Airport
West Fargo Municipal
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3944Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA371
Reported as
Cessna 210D
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
313 total183 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine quit after making right turn south of D54 after missed approach. Aircraft impacted trees and then was forced down in a bean field approximately 1.25 south west of D54. On scene propeller show no signs of rotation when it impacted the gnd. Fuel was present in the left wing, no fuel in the right and no fuel found at the engine pump, fuel control unit, or fuel nozzle distributor. Main fuel sump bowl had about a table spoon of fuel.

Engine was able to be turned and confirmed gear train connection. All flight controls were attached to aircraft. Engine controls were confirmed connected.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AFTER MAKING RIGHT TURN SOUTH OF D54 AFTER MISSED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THEN WAS FORCED DOWN IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.25 SOUTH WEST OF D54. ON SCENE PROPELLER SHOW NO SIGNS OF ROTATION WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GND. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE LEFT WING, NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT AND NO FUEL FOUND AT THE ENGINE PUMP, FUEL CONTROL UNIT, OR FUEL NOZZLE DISTRIBUTOR. MAIN FUEL SUMP BOWL HAD ABOUT A TABLE SPOON OF FUEL.

ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED AND CONFIRMED GEAR TRAIN CONNECTION. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. ENGINE CONTROLS WERE CONFIRMED CONNECTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.