# NTSB CHI95LA314: Cessna 210L, N1751X, Springfield, MO, September 7, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 7, 1995, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Springfield, MO - Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 94-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/94-12-08) (OpenAirDocs) - NTSB case key (mKey): 10024 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI95LA314 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10024/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA314 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to ensure an adequate supply of fuel for the intended trip, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot reported that when approximately 6 miles from his destination airport, the engine experienced a complete loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot made a forced landing on a farm field, and during the landing roll the airplane collided with a fence. The pilot stated he had refueled the airplane prior to departure but had not made a visual check of the fuel tanks. Postaccident examination found no fuel in the fuel tanks, fuel line, or flow divider. ## Factual narrative On September 7, 1995, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N1751X, was substantially damaged following a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing in Springfield, Missouri. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Wheeling, West Virginia, at 1445 eastern daylight time, with an intended destination of Springfield, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone interview, the pilot reported that the flight originated from Plymouth, Massachusetts, and had made a fuel stop in Wheeling, West Virginia. The pilot stated that he did not visually checked each fuel tank to ensure that they had been topped off prior to departing for the flight's final destination of Springfield, Missouri. The pilot reported that when approximately six miles north of Springfield, Missouri, the engine experienced a complete loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot made a forced landing on a farm field. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a fence before coming to rest. Postaccident examination found no fuel in the fuel tanks, fuel lines, or flow divider. The pilot stated the cause of the accident was the "tanks not properly filled to max at Wheeling Airport, West VA and pilot's failing to ensure a max fuel load for the intended trip." Airworthiness Directive 94-12-08 pertains to Cessna 210's fuel servicing. This AD, which encompasses N1751X, requires either the installation of raised fuel caps or the fabrication of two placards which are to be placed on each wing fuel filler opening. The placards are to state, "TO ASSURE FULL CAPACITY WHILE FILLING, FILL SLOWLY DURING LAST 5 GALLONS, RECHECK FOR FULL AFTER 2 MINUTES." AD 94-12-08 requires compliance within 12 calendar months from the date of the AD. Review of N1751X's logbook and inspection of the airplane found that this AD had not been accomplished to date. The pilot stated that he was not aware of this AD which affected N1751X. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1751X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1751X-1997-11-20), registration cancelled 1997-11-20, S/N 21060772 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21060772 - Airframe hours: 3047 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert Cullen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 5, 1995, 42 hours before - Departed: HLG, WHEELING, WV - Destination: SGF, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15,500 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 14 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SGF, 6 nm away ## 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 19950907048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950907048369A), Sep 7, 1995: Cessna 210L, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. On September 7, 1995, a Cessna T210L, N1751X on a VFR flight from wheeling, west Virginia (hlg) enroute to Springfield, MO (sgf), made an emergency landing in… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.