# NTSB MKC82DA142: Cessna 210J, N3331S, Lees Summit, MO, August 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1982, 21:15 local (Aug 13, 1982, 02:15 UTC)
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Coordinates: 38.910152, -94.379867 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9102&lon=-94.3799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71408/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA142

## 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 - final approach
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPAINTED AT TOPEKA, KS. ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY, MO, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO OLATHE, KS AFTER FINDING CLOUDS AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION. HE THEN DEPARTED ON A NIGHT FLIGHT TO LEES SUMMIT, MO. AFTER ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LEES SUMMIT, HE TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS HIGH AND WAS EXTENDING HIS DOWNWIND LEG. MOMENTS LATER, HE TRANSMITTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH TREETOPS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WHILE IN A SHALLOW DESCENT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED AT TOPEKA OR OLATHE. ONLY 1/2 GAL OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK AND THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. HOWEVER, BOTH TANKS WERE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. ONLY A FEW DROPS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LINE FROM THE FUEL CONTROLLER TO THE FLOW DIVIDER. ALSO, OBSTRUCTIONS WERE FOUND IN THE #2 AND #4 FUEL NOZZLES, AND THE OUTPUT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS 25.3 PSI,THE DESIRED PRESSURE WAS 29.5 PSI.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3331S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3331S-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 21059131, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Registry model: [Cessna 210J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (registry code 2073439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210591B1
- Airframe hours: 1272
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-J 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Kevin Monger
- Registered owner: Kevin Monger
- Departed: C, OLATHE, KS
- Destination: C, LEES SUMMIT, MO
- Airport: K84, Mccomas-Lees Summit, runway 18, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 269 total, 139 in this make and model, 166 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## 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 19820812037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812037849A), Aug 12, 1982: Cessna 210J, Lees Summit, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit while in landing pattern for night landing. Aircraft crashed one mile from airport.

## Other investigations on N3331S (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 MKC81FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG42), Jun 24, 1981: Cessna 210 (N3331S), Sedalia, MO, 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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