# NTSB DEN84FA143: Cessna T210N, N4774U, Farmington, NM, May 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 3, 1984, 18:20 local (May 4, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Coordinates: 36.339572, -108.219161 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-108.2192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84FA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16211/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA143

## 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)
  - expectancy, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED IN NORMAL CRUISE FLT AFTER PLT DETERMINED CONSUMPTION PRECLUDED REACHING DESTINATION AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY STRAIGHT-IN TO NEAREST AIRPORT. FORCED LANDING EXECUTED ON HIGHWAY, WING STRUCK A PARKED, OCCUPIED VEHICLE. PLT ACCUSTOMED TO NON-STOP ON THIS ROUTE SEGMENT IN DIFFERENT M/M ACFT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED 25 KT HEADWIND PREVAILED ON MISHAP FLT; CALCULATIONS BASED ON ACFT MANUAL SHOW NON-STOP NOT POSSIBLE UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4774U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4774U-1994-10-14), registration cancelled 1994-10-14, S/N 21064813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064813
- Airframe hours: 81
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James And Priscilla Warren
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, January 6, 1984, 70 hours before
- Departed: TYR, TYLER, TX
- Destination: CEZ, CORTEZ, CO
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,800 total, 81 in this make and model, 3,800 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FMN, 5 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 19840503018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503018319A), May 3, 1984: Cessna T210N, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Struck a pickup during forced landing on a highway. Fuel line connections loose.

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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