- Date
- October 6, 1988, 19:25 local (Oct 7, 1988, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander City, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6510NCessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881006044669A
- Case key
- 7855
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane crashed about 2 mi short of the destination arpt. Witnesses reported that it impacted nose down after clearing trees; no engine sounds were heard. According to rescue personnel, the plt indicated that there were no engine or other mechanical failures; he indicated instead that he had a problem w/ fuel. The personnel noted that they didn't smell any fuel odor or observe any fuel spillage at the scene. Exam of the acft revealed only trace amounts of fuel in the acft fuel system. No evidence of fuel contamination or mech malfunction was found. The plt had departed the arpt earlier in the day w/ approx 64 gal of fuel on board. Total capacity is 89 gal. No evidence was found to indicate that additonal fuel was obtained during subsequent stops. Interpolation of acft performance charts revealed that the airplane had an expected endurance of about 4.7 hrs at 65% pwr, with 64 gal of usable fuel. The actual elapsed flt time since refueling was about 5 hrs, based on tach time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6510N
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063076
- Airframe hours
- 2,253
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert W. Goree
- Registered owner
- Goree, Robert W
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1988 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- Concord, NC
- Destination
- ALX · Alexander City, AL
- Airport
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field, runway 18, 3,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 740 total · 640 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGM, 44 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.