- Date
- March 17, 1985, 22:15 local (Mar 18, 1985, 04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sauk Village, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94032Cessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850317009589A
- Case key
- 13028
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Analysis
During a night preflight the fuel quantity was visually checked and the plt estimated each tank contained 35 gals. The left fuel guage indicated 220 pounds and the right guage was inop. After aprx 1 hour 50 minutes of flt time a total loss of power occurred. A forced landing was made on a highway during which the acft contacted a gaurd rail and a ditch. Investigation revealed the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank contained very little fuel. The portion of the flt when the engine quit was being made on the left fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94032
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060485
- Airframe hours
- 18,474
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Promptusair, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Promptair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 13, 1985 · 642 hours before
- Departed
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Destination
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Airport
- 3HA · Lansing
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,377 total · 1,637 in this make and model · 14,070 as pilot in command · 2,301 in the last 90 days · 46 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 16 °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.