# NTSB MIA92LA036: Cessna 210M, N9064M, Zephyrhills, FL, November 30, 1991 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 29, 1991, 21:15 local (Nov 30, 1991, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Zephyrhills, FL - Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 27, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 33036 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA92LA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33036/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA036 ## Probable cause IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INCORRECT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal - engine instruments,fuel quantity gage - incorrect (contributing factor) - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, descent - emergency - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis APPX 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT WHILE ON A DARK NIGHT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES, THEN THE GROUND & CAME TO REST. THE LT FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED WHICH REVEALED THAT IT CONTAINED APPX 7 GALS OF FUEL. THE RT FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS NOT DAMAGED, WAS EMPTY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SIPHONING THROUGH THE FUEL CAPS. THE RT WING FUEL VENT WAS EXAMINED & FOUND TO BE BLOCKED BY AN UNK OBJECT BUT BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD VENTED FUEL CAPS INSTALLED. BOTH CAPS OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE ENG WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT ACFT & PLACED ON ANOTHER ACFT FOR AN ENG RUN. THE ENG WAS STARTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS OF POWER, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE LT TANK. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9064M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9064M-1994-10-13), registration cancelled 1994-10-13, S/N 21062057 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M - Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062057 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520L 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Cherokee Express Air Cargo - Registered owner: Cherokee Leasing, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 22, 1991, 9 hours before - Departed: TPA, TAMPA, FL - Destination: ORL, ORLANDO, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,266 total, 70 in this make and model, 2,234 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 36 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19911129053819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129053819A), Nov 29, 1991: Cessna 210M, Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry. Unable restart on other. Landed in trees. Right tank vent clogged. Fuel gauges showed half full ## Other investigations on N9064M (2) 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 MIA90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA052), Jan 12, 1990: Cessna 210M (N9064M), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE PLATE, DUE TO IMPROPER SECURING OF THE ATTACH SCREWS DURING AN OVERHAUL. - [NTSB MIA89IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA008), Oct 11, 1988: Cessna 210M (N9064M), Orlando, FL, incident, minor 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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