- Date
- March 7, 1991, 17:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- East Swanzey, NH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N747IECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36886
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Probable cause
The pilot's lack of familiarity with this airplane and his inadequate preflight, which resulted in miscalculations of fuel consumption and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors related to this accident were: the leaking of fuel caps, the inaccurate fuel quantity and the pilot's lack of total flight expereince.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot purchased the airplane and elected to make a 600 mile trip without testing the fuel consumption for this airplane. He did not visually check the fuel tanks prior to departure and the engine quit as he was approaching his destination. During the forced landing the airplane struck a dirt bank. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed no fuel in the tanks. The pilot had a total of approximately 1 hour flight time in N747IE prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747IE
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57171
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry H. Cutler
- Registered owner
- Henry H. Cutler
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- I68 · Warren, OH
- Destination
- FIT · Fitchburg, MA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 126 in this make and model · 102 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken