- Date
- February 10, 1984, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9423YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840210003619A
- Case key
- 24168
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The acft landed in the desert 2 miles short of the rwy after a power loss during a day x-country. Investigation revealedthat the plt had instructed the refueler not to fill the tanks to the top but to leave them 1/2 to 3/4 inch below full. Inspection of the acft after the accident showed that the acft contained no fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9423Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 64504
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E.M.C. Building Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- FTC · Ft. Collins, CO
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,388 total · 37 in this make and model · 1,204 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °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.