# NTSB investigations: Cessna 210L, 1996

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW97FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA073.md): Cessna 210L · Brackettville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1996 · N30891 · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from terrain, while on a cross-country flight at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the prevailing low ceilings, and mountainous/hilly terrain.
- [NTSB LAX96LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA325.md): Cessna 210L · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1996 · N99NV · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation. The passenger's action, which restricted the pilot's ability to control the aircraft, was a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB MIA96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA198.md): Cessna 210L · Sarasota, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1996 · N397MS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel tanks resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA193.md): Cessna 210L · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1996 · N1623X · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot (PIC) to ensure that an adequate preflight inspection was performed; a missing (or loose) fuel cap on the left wing; probable fuel siphoning; and fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073448'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073448&year=1996

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