# NTSB MIA90LA007: Cessna 210, N5252E, Jacksonville, FL, October 7, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 7, 1989, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Coordinates: 30.269676, -81.750251 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2697&lon=-81.7503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA90LA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA007

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO HIS IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AN EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO A TANK THAT CONTAINED 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL, WHICH WAS NOT USABLE. THE OTHER TANK CONTAINED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5252E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5252E-2019-12-04), registration cancelled 2019-12-04, S/N 21061875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21061875
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R1A 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Willis, David H
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Destination: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Airport: 23J, Herlong, runway 7, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 762 total, 348 in this make and model, 636 as pilot in command, 57 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: NZC, 5 nm away

## 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 19891007039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039379A), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 210, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed off end of runway. Fuel selector on an empty tank. Minimum fuel in other tank

## Other investigations on N5252E (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 CHI82DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA093), Mar 20, 1982: Cessna 210 (N5252E), Grantsburg, WI, substantial damage

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.

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