- Date
- August 5, 1990, 16:45 local (Aug 6, 1990, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Sleeper Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6016NCessna C-T210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900805030239A
- Case key
- 5418
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Probable cause
Improper fuel tank selection.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that at 600 feet MSL the engine quit. The pilot then made an emergency landing on a small gravel bar. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. Examination of the airplane revealed the left fuel tank had approximately 15 gallons of fuel. The right fuel tank was dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6016N
- Reported as
- Cessna C-T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062884
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Continental ISIO-520-R, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Berl, Daivd D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1990 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,850 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.