- Date
- November 25, 1991, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Carrollton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65SDCessna 210H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911125053529A
- Case key
- 8489
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Probable cause
The contamination of the aircraft fuel system with ice and water, which was undetectable by the pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot had preflighted his aircraft and found water in the right fuel tank. A mechanic who was assisting the pilot noted that the water froze instantly when it contacted the outside air. The pilot continued to draw water until no evidence of water remained in the fuel system. During cruise flight, the engine lost power and the airplane collided with trees and terrain. An inspection of the wreckage revealed about 5 ounces of water in the left header tank, as well as water in the fuel manifold (spider). The engine was test run on the airframe after the accident. No evidence of malfunction or failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65SD
- Reported as
- Cessna 210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058971
- Airframe hours
- 4,315
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mazzone, Joe B
- Registered owner
- Mazzone, Joe B
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1991 · 23 hours before
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 40 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.