- Date
- March 3, 1984, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kennesaw, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6320WCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840303022769A
- Case key
- 6420
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during a forced landing after a power loss. The plt stated during a post accident interview that he didnot switch tanks during the power loss sequence. Investigation revealed that the right fuel tank was empty. About 1/2 oz of fuel was drained from the gascolator and about 14 oz from the reservior tank, the left tank was measured and found to contain about 29 gal of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6320W
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0210-00749
- Airframe hours
- 207
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jet Services
- Registered owner
- Triss Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Destination
- 8A4 · Kennesaw, GA
- Airport
- 8A4 · Mccollum, runway 9, 4,580 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 938 total · 53 in this make and model · 626 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.