# NTSB LAX83FUJ08: Cessna T210M, N761CH, Phoenix, AZ, December 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: December 15, 1982, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.499332, -112.140602 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4993&lon=-112.1406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUJ08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72218/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ08

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP SHORT OF DESTINATION IN OPEN FIELD WHEN FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK TANKS BECAUSE A LADDER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LAST STOP BEFORE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N761CH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062146
- Airframe hours: 1235
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dittemore Bros, Inc.
- Registered owner: Dittemore Bros, Inc.
- Departed: FULLERTON, CA
- Destination: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 80 total, 24 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 145 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PHX, 8 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 19821215064509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821215064509A), Dec 15, 1982: Cessna T210M, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit from fuel exhaustion and pilot forgot to lower gear for emergency landing.

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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