- Date
- August 5, 1983, 12:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Driggs, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5469VCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830805039299A
- Case key
- 39744
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Analysis
The plt stated that the fuel tanks were topped off on the day before he departed el monte, CA. He estimated that the acft had 534 lbs of fuel on board & consumed 80 pph during cruise at 9500 ft MSL. According to the plts operating manual, the acft had an endurance of 6.7 hrs with no reserve. During the flt, the plt switched tanks at 1/4 tank intervals. When he was about 40 mi from his destination, the left tank was exhausted. He selected the right tank & had an indication that it was still 1/4 full. While on final approach to the Driggs muni arpt, the engine lost power. While landing in a field, the nose wheel encountered a sharp hole & failed, then the acft went over on its top. No fuel was found in either fuel tank during an on scene examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5469V
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060958
- Airframe hours
- 1,270
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Baldwin Builders
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 23, 1983
- Departed
- EMT · Elmonte, CA
- Destination
- U59 · Driggs, ID
- Airport
- U59 · Driggs Municipal, runway 21, 5,200 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,928 total · 92 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDA, 45 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.
Other investigations on N5469V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.