- Date
- November 9, 1982, 14:19 local (20:19 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1767XCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821109057789A
- Case key
- 71700
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot advised Midland approach control that he was out of fuel over the west side of Midland, TX at 4800 feet. The aircraft was observed to disappear from the radar approximately 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of the airport. The pilot stated he ran the tanks dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1767X
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060788
- Airframe hours
- 1,904
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Hyde
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Hyde
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- MDD · Midland, TX
- Airport
- Midland Airpark, runway 16, dirt
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,332 total · 434 in this make and model · 1,259 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °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.