- Date
- August 2, 1985, 21:26 local (Aug 3, 1985, 01:26 UTC)
- Place
- Chamblee, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6419NCessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850802036199A
- Case key
- 6629
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Analysis
Plt had obtained check out in acft prior to departure on x-cflt. About 3.35 hrs into flt called atl ctr exp concern about fuel. At that time acft was about 4 mi w of rome ga VOR and about 15 mi from rome apt. Plt nor center were sure if fuel was avail at rome at that time of evening. Plt was told that pdk apt was about 40 mi se. Plt said yes. He had indicated at first contact that he had about one hours fueld left. Engine lost power and acft collided with trees about 1 1/2 mi short of rwy on straight in appch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6419N
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062995
- Airframe hours
- 1,454
- Engine
- Continental IO 520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Transient Aviation Of Like, doing business as Charles,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 29, 1984 · 775 hours before
- Departed
- Lake Charles, LA
- Destination
- TOC · Toccoa, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PDK · Dekalb Peachtree
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,516 total · 4 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDK, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.