# NTSB SEA95LA034: Cessna T210, N4607Q, Kellogg, ID, December 21, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 21, 1994, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Kellogg, ID
- Coordinates: 47.535211, -116.12303 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5352&lon=-116.1230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42097/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA034

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION, AND STARVATION OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. FACTORS INCLUDE A SIGN POST ALONGSIDE THE ROAD ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING TOOK PLACE.

## Analysis

WHILE DESCENDING INTO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SELECTED FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY. HE THEN FAILED TO SWITCH THE SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A NEARBY STATE HIGHWAY, BUT IMPACTED A ROAD SIGN DURING THE FLARE.

## Factual narrative

On December 21, 1994, approximately 1350 Pacific standard time (PST), a Cessna T210, N4607Q, impacted a road sign during a forced landing near Kellogg, Idaho. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which was being operated in visual meteorological conditions, departed Winnemucca, Nevada, about three hours earlier, and was descending into Shoshone County Airport at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.

According to the FAA inspector who reported the accident, the  aircraft was about three miles from Shoshone Airport when the engine quit. It was later determined that the fuel tank to which the pilot had set the selector had run dry, and he failed to switch tanks after the loss of power.

Because the engine did not regain power, the pilot attempted a forced landing on a nearby state highway. While in the flare for the attempted landing, the wing of the aircraft impacted a road sign.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, emergency descent/landing
- In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing
  - object - sign (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4607Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4607Q), registered now, S/N 21059507, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 59507
- Airframe hours: 4131
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kannegaard, Raymond H.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 14, 1994, 10 hours before
- Departed: WMC, WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Destination: S83, ID

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,183 total, 354 in this make and model, 1,940 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 16,000 ft broken

## 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 19941221043299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221043299A), Dec 21, 1994: Cessna T210L, Kellogg, ID, Substantial damage. Lost power approaching airport struck sign landing on a road. Fuel selector on empty tank. Failed switch tanks.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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