- Date
- December 31, 1983, 00:23 local (06:23 UTC)
- Place
- Des Moines, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N732DZCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831231065019A
- Case key
- 33611
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Analysis
The acft departed toronto, Canada at 1927 CST. About 5 hrs & 1 min later, the eng lost power when the plt was on final apch for landing. Subsequently, the acft collided with a vehicle & a light pole when the plt made a forced landing on a snow-covered parking lot. During an exam of the fuel sys, an FAA inspector found aprx 2 ounces of fuel in the left fuel tank, 1 ounce in the right tank & 3 ounces in the fuel strainer. He found no broken fuel lines & no evidence of fuel syphoning.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732DZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210-61446
- Airframe hours
- 1,496
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James M. Senftner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1983 · 136 hours before
- Departed
- ONT · Toronto,Canada
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DSM · Des Moines Muni, runway 23, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 844 total · 620 in this make and model · 787 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 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.