- Date
- July 25, 1995, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cody, WY
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9492TCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 42204
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel which resulted in a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, his fuel consumption was higher than planned because of low altitude sight-seeing while en route. During the approach to his destination airport, both fuel gauges began indicating empty, and soon thereafter the engine quit. He switched tanks and attempted restarting the engine, but was unsuccessful. The aircraft impacted terrain during the forced landing. The pilot reported that he checked the tanks after the accident, and found that both sides were nearly empty.
Factual narrative
On July 25, 1995, approximately 1220 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210, N9492T, impacted the terrain during a forced landing attempt at Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody, Wyoming. The private pilot and his three passengers received minor injuries, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Jeffco Airport, Denver, Colorado, about four hours earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The pilot had canceled his VFR flight plan while en route, and the ELT, which was activated by the impact, was turned off at the scene.
According to the pilot, his fuel consumption was higher then planned because of the maneuvering that took place during sightseeing at lower altitudes while en route. While he was on approach to Yellowstone Airport, both fuel gauges began indicating empty, and soon thereafter the engine quit. The pilot switched the selector to the tank that was not being used, but could not get the engine to restart. The pilot reported that he checked the tanks after the accident, and found that both sides were nearly empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9492T
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057292
- Engine
- Continental IO-470E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 3 B'S, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BJC · Denver, CO
- Destination
- COD · WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- COD · Cody-Yellowstone Regional, runway 22, 8,300 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 242 total · 180 in this make and model · 152 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
Other investigations on N9492T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.