# Accident 20230504006519A: Cessna 210M, Pasco, WA, May 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2023, 16:25 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2780° N, 119.1090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2780&lon=-119.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,666 total, 72 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230504006519A

## Narrative

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

REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM RLD TO PSC AND ON DOWNWIND. RADIOS WERE INTERMITTENT. JUST TURNING BASE THE ENGINE DIED. AIRCRAFT COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE FIELD AND LANDED IN A NEARBY FIELD ACROSS A ROAD. RIGHT WING AND TAIL SURFACES DAMAGED ON ROAD SIGN, LEFT WING DAMAGED BY A FENCE POST.

## 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 WPR23LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA177), May 4, 2023: Cessna 210M (N777CF), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance on the fuel outlet line to the fuel servo, which resulted in the line partially separating from the fuel outlet fitting and the subsequent fuel starvation and total loss 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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