- Date
- December 31, 1982, 18:36 local (Jan 1, 1983, 00:36 UTC)
- Place
- Cassville, WI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6594NCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821231066949A
- Case key
- 70159
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he refueled at mobile but did not visually check the fuel tanks. The pilot thought he had 15 gallons of fuel remaining at the time the engine loss power. Fuel tanks were switched from left to right and held on "hi" boost (auxiliary boost pump) for a few moments. The engine did not restart. The aircraft settled into treesand came to rest on the ground below. The emergency checklist for engine failures for this aircraft states that the auxiliary fuel pump should be placed in the "on" position for 3-5 seconds then "off". The "hi" position is used only in the event of an engine-driven fuel pump failure during takeoff or high power operations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6594N
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063115
- Airframe hours
- 670
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pm Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pm Air, Inc.
- Departed
- MOB · Mobile, AL
- Destination
- PDC · Prairie Duchien, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- C74 · Cassville Muni
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 200 in this make and model · 380 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 325° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.