# NTSB ATL84LA112: Cessna P210N, N6320W, Kennesaw, GA, March 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 3, 1984, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Coordinates: 34.020484, -84.609588 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-84.6096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6420/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA112

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - emergency procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0210-00749
- Airframe hours: 207
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840303022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303022769A), Mar 3, 1984: Cessna P210N, Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to airport crash landed on a road near airport. Fuel selector on a empty tank.

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.

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