# NTSB FTW82DA403: Cessna T210N, N4774Y, Midland, TX, September 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1982, 16:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place: Midland, TX
- Coordinates: 31.990867, -102.080947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9909&lon=-102.0809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA403
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71698/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA403

## 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
  - fuel supply - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - intentional, pilot in command

## Analysis

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP ON AIRPORT AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FAILURE TO POSITION FUEL TANK SELECTOR. RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. LEFT FUEL TANK HAD FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4774Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064007
- Airframe hours: 565
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: C.H. Ball, Jr.
- Registered owner: C.H. Ball, Jr.
- Departed: LLANO, TX
- Destination: ODESSA, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: MAF, Midland Regional, runway 34, 9,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 681 total, 566 in this make and model, 620 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 181 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820930051709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930051709A), Sep 30, 1982: Cessna T210N, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion on one tank. Believed he had reoccurring engine problem and did not switch tanks

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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