# NTSB LAX95LA234: Cessna 210L, N300EW, Truckee, CA, June 30, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 1995, 20:35 local (Jun 30, 1995, 03:35 UTC) - Place: Truckee, CA - Coordinates: 39.329135, -120.239723 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-120.2397&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29135 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA234 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29135/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA234 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - tree(s) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300EW), registered now, S/N 21061219 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061219 - Airframe hours: 2200 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950629015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629015619A), Jun 29, 1995: Cessna 210L, Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power descending for airport. Sustantial damage landing in desert. Fuel tanks were empty. ## Other investigations on N300EW (1) 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. - [NTSB ATL98LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA130), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 210L (N300EW), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 6-8 inch crack on the right main landing gear strut, which allowed the hydraulic fluid to escape from the system, along with a power pack sequencing valve failure which allowed the main 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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