- Date
- March 29, 1986, 18:49 local (Mar 30, 1986, 02:49 UTC)
- Place
- Ontario, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N3896PCessna 210P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860329008089A
- Case key
- 25105
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 210P collided with the runway surface after a total loss of engine power. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the right fuel tank was empty. The pilot indicated that he had a total of 60 gallons of 100LL on departure and he had selected the right fuel cell 45 minutes prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3896P
- Reported as
- Cessna 210P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P2100071
- Airframe hours
- 1,220
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- King Aviation Center
- Registered owner
- 96p Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1985 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- FFZ · Messa, AZ
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- ONT · Ontario International, runway 26L, 10,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,138 total · 26 in this make and model · 887 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3896P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.