- Date
- August 17, 1990, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Soda Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732VSCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900817034039A
- Case key
- 26896
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Engine failure due to inadequate vapor recovery system (inadequate aircraft maintenance/service) and incorrect fuel grade. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain.
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 of a Cessna T-210-M experienced engine failure during cruise. The pilot stated he had been experiencing engine problems associated with fuel delivery since the installation of a factory rebuilt engine 14 hours prior to the accident. There was no record of compliance with an airworthiness directive dealing with vapor problems. Optional Cessna service kit SK-210-99A (fuel system vent line modification) had not been accomplished. Fuel sample testing determined the fuel did not meet astm D910 requirements for aviation gasoline. There was no record of compliance with a.d. 80-04-09 (fuel system vapor control).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732VS
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061814
- Engine
- Continental TSI-0520-R4, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dunn, William G
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Destination
- TRK · Truckee, CA
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,060 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,060 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.