- Date
- August 15, 1977
- Place
- Zephyraills, FL · ZEPHYRAILLS, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6545XCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770815032369A
- Case key
- 145932
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3020 77/8/15 ZEPHYRAILLS,FL CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N6545X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 57, 28715 TOTAL HOURS, 12 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZEPHYRHILLS,FL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINCY,FL LAKELAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL VENT LINE CHECK VALVE,P/N 0716125-1 STUCK CLOSED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6545X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zephyrhills,Fl
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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 N6545X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA83LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Miami, FLAbout 15 minutes after takeoff the aircraft engine quit. All attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and the pilot landed in the everglades swamp. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the fuel manifold valve, PN-631427-A15 was stuck in the…NTSB CHI74FEP52Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWatertown, WINTSB MKC66F0259Accident · No injuriesClosedOmaha, NE