- Date
- September 26, 1992, 20:39 local (Sep 27, 1992, 02:39 UTC)
- Place
- Helena, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1911UCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920926038949A
- Case key
- 42910
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion, the pilot in command's failure to refuel en route and the inability of the pilot in command to avoid the fence during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were dark night conditions and the fence.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft departed bismark, ND, and after 3.7 hours of flight lost power while on final approach to Helena, MT. Examination of the aircraft disclosed less than a gallon of fuel remaining. The route of flight took the aircraft over or near several airports whereby fuel could have been obtained. During the forced landing and rollout the aircraft impacted an airport perimeter fence. The forced landing was conducted under conditions of darkness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1911U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064747
- Airframe hours
- 2,569
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R11B, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Thomas, Charles R.
- Registered owner
- Thomas, Charles R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1992 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- BIS · Bismark, ND
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HLN · Helena Regional, runway 27, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,957 total · 7,555 in this make and model · 9,768 as pilot in command · 137 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HLN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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