# NTSB CHI76FEE18: Cessna 210D, N3894Y, Beecher, IL, September 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1975
- Place: Beecher, IL · BEECHER, IL
- Location: 41.3500° N, 87.6173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beecher, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3500&lon=-87.6173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3458   75/9/2    BEECHER,IL          CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 147
        TIME - 1630                    N3894Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                FRANKFORT,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT TURN ON ELEC FUEL PUMP WHEN HE SWITCHED FM L TO R FUEL TANK. L TANK DRY. SOYBEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3894Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3894Y-2001-03-14), registration cancelled 2001-03-14, S/N 21058394 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750902029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750902029109A), Sep 2, 1975: Cessna 210D, Beecher, IL, Substantial damage. Plt did not turn on elec fuel pump when he switched fm l to r fuel tank. L tank dry. Soybean fld.

## Other investigations on N3894Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC00FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA209), Jul 26, 2000: Cessna 210D (N3894Y), Ashland, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the dark night, low ceiling and fog.

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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