- Date
- July 27, 1984, 00:55 local (04:55 UTC)
- Place
- Toccoa, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30237Cessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840727035749A
- Case key
- 6508
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Analysis
Plt made a forced landing in a grove of trees 1 1/2 miles north of the arpt after reporting an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. Plt stated adequate fuel was on board to complete the flt however, an en route course deviation was made to avoid various thunderstorms. According to the plt, the fuel gages were unreliable prior to the accident but maintenance personnel could not duplicate the problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30237
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059894
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. Rolls
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 24, 1984 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- HDN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Letourneau
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,139 total · 418 in this make and model · 995 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATN, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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