# NTSB ATL90LA185: Cessna 210, N6523X, White Plains, GA, September 30, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1990, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: White Plains, GA
- Coordinates: 33.469402, -83.029609 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4694&lon=-83.0296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL90LA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA185

## Probable cause

THE FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE FOR UNDERTERMINED REASONS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - single engine aircraft
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING A RESTART, HE COULD OBTAIN NO FUEL PRESSURE INDICATIONS. HE FORCED LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD AND IT NOSED OVER ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN. HE REPORTED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE ABOUT HALF FULL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT VISUALLY INDICATE TRIPPED WHEN IN FACT THE BREAKER WAS TRIPPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6523X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6523X-1993-10-27), registration cancelled 1993-10-27, S/N 57523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 57523
- Airframe hours: 3558
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Grecol Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Grecol Aviation
- Last inspection: Annual, October 19, 1989, 98 hours before
- Departed: 48J, THOMSON, GA
- Destination: 9A1, COVINGTON, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 71 total, 67 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 36 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900930043409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043409A), Sep 30, 1990: Cessna 210, White Plains, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Nosed over on forced landing after unable restart. Found defective boost pump circuit breaker

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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