- Date
- December 13, 1983, 18:22 local (Dec 14, 1983, 00:22 UTC)
- Place
- Port Arthur, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4894CCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831213064649A
- Case key
- 21233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crash landed in a muddy field about 1 mile from the arpt after the engine quit on final approach to land. The acft was examined after the accident and found to have an empty left fuel tank. The right tank contained 16 gallons of fuel. The plt stated that he had been alternating tanks and switched to the right tank before landing and the engine quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4894C
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063658
- Airframe hours
- 260
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Barron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
- Airport
- BPT · Jefferson Co., runway 30, 6,750 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 75 in this make and model · 4,180 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 16 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Observed at
- BPT, 2 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.