# NTSB MKC82DA136: Cessna 210L, N22447, North Platte, NE, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Coordinates: 41.129604, -100.769035 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1296&lon=-100.7690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72045/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA136

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - engine instruments,fuel quantity gage - erratic (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - emergency procedure - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD MANAGED HIS FUEL BY SWITCHING TANKS AT ONE TO TWO HOUR INTERVALS. WHILE ARRIVING, HE HAD BEEN USING FUEL FROM HIS RIGHT TANK AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE USING IT. AS HE WAS ALIGNING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY, HE MADE A SHARP 360 DEGREE TURN TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND OBTAIN SPACING. AT ABOUT THAT TIME THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A HILL, AND DURING THE APPROACH, HE MANEUVERED THE PLANE UNDER POWER LINES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS STILL POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT TANK, WHICH WAS EMPTY. ABOUT 10.25 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT MAIN AND HEADER TANKS. WHEN CHECKED, THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FROM 20 TO 45 LBS, BUT WOULD CHANGE EACH TIME POWER WAS APPLIED, THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL BAYS WERE LESS THAN 1/4 FULL, PROLONGED, UNCOORDINATED FLIGHT COULD RESULT IN FUEL STARVATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22447](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22447-2026-01-28), registration cancelled 2026-01-28, S/N 21059752, built 1972 (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: 21059752
- Airframe hours: 635
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Ajax Industrial Supplies
- Registered owner: Ajax Industrial Supplies
- Departed: 07C, AUBURN, IN
- Destination: OGALLALA, NE
- Airport: LBF, Lee Bird Field, runway 12L, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 363 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 190 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LBF, 1 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 19820731033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033709A), Jul 31, 1982: Cessna 210L, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Exhausted fuel from selected tank on landing approach while making a 360 for traffic. Crash landed. Fuel gauge off.

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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