- Date
- June 29, 1995, 20:35 local (Jun 30, 1995, 03:35 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N300EWCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950629015619A
- Case key
- 29135
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Probable cause
fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, and his failure to refuel the aircraft while en route.
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 aircraft collided with ground obstructions during a forced landing 3 miles southeast of Truckee, California. The forced landing was precipitated by a loss of engine power while the aircraft was descending towards the Truckee airport. The flight originated at fallon, Nevada, on the morning of the accident and flew a revenue passenger to santa rosa, California. The pilot then flew this positioning segment to Truckee, with a stop at crescent city. The operator reported the accident on July 3, 1995, following assessment of the aircraft damage. The operator said that when the aircraft was examined during recovery at the accident site only residual fuel was found in the aircraft fuel tanks. The fuel tanks and fuel system lines were intact.
Factual narrative
On June 29, 1995, about 2035 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N300EW, collided with ground obstructions during a forced landing 3 miles southeast of Truckee, California. The forced landing was precipitated by a loss of engine power while the aircraft was descending towards the Truckee airport. The aircraft was operated by Fallon Aeromotive of Fallon, Nevada, and was on a positioning flight following a non-scheduled passenger flight under 14 CFR 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage and the certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at Fallon on the morning of the accident and flew a revenue passenger to Santa Rosa, California. The pilot then flew this positioning segment to Truckee, with a stop at Crescent City.
The operator reported the accident on July 3, 1995, following assessment of the aircraft damage. The operator said that when the aircraft was examined during recovery at the accident site only residual fuel was found in the aircraft fuel tanks. The fuel tanks and fuel system lines were intact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300EW
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061219
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Fallon Aeromotive
- Registered owner
- Del Pedro
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1994 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- CEC · Crescent City, CA
- Destination
- TRK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N300EW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.