# NTSB BFO88LA015: Cessna 210, N210PE, Danville, VA, January 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 21, 1988, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Danville, VA
- Location: 36.5465° N, 79.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from DANVILLE RGNL (DAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5465&lon=-79.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO88LA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11390/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA015

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Gear collapsed, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED LESS THAN 1 GAL OF FUEL IN THE SELECTED RT TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210PE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210PE-1990-01-02), registration cancelled 1990-01-02, S/N P21000692 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000692
- Airframe hours: 1072
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520P 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hadi Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 13, 1988, 3 hours before
- Departed: DAN, DANVILLE, VA
- Airport: DAN, Danville, runway 20, 5,000 × 150 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 489 total, 89 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAN

## 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 19880121017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880121017719A), Jan 21, 1988: Cessna P210N, Danville, VA, Substantial damage. Loss of power in traffic pattern fuel starvation. Fuel selector on right tank. Full in left tank. Crashed in field.

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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