CHI68F0325

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Freeport, IL · September 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1967
Place
Freeport, IL · FREEPORT, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7475ECessna 210
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113715

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3430  67/9/18    FREEPORT,ILL        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 1730                    N7475E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PREMATURE DEPLETION OF FUEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL CAP SIPHONING,ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7475E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albertus

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.

Other investigations on N7475E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.