Cessna T210L accident near Arcata, CA
On February 4, 1994, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arcata, CA. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 4, 1994
- Place
- Arcata, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.851°N, 124.051°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00759
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 4, 1994, at 0655 Pacific standard time, a Cessna T210L, N93159, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a partial loss of engine power while cruising en route to San Francisco, California. The pilot made a gear-up forced landing in an open field and came to rest upon colliding with a wood pile about 1/2-mile from the Arcata/Eureka Airport, Arcata, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the nighttime personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The flight originated from Crescent City, California, at an estimated time of 0615. About 7 minutes before the crash, at 0647:48, while cruising at 11,000 feet, the pilot had reported to the Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center that "...we're having a rough engine here...." The airplane was identified on radar, and at 0648:41, it was about 7 miles from the airport. At 0649:19, the pilot reported observing the airport. The pilot initiated an approach, and at 0654:07 reported "we're a little bit short of this runway...i'm a little bit worried about this at the present time uh we're descending through sixteen hundred and i'm uh two miles out." Seconds later, the pilot reported that "...i guess we may decide to put this down uh on this uh bulb farm...." The manager at the Arcata Flight Service Station reported his review of the audio tape revealed the sound of an "audible pop" noise at 0655. TESTS AND RESEARCH According to personnel from the responding fire department, fuel was
Probable cause
fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's improper in-flight planning and his failure to correctly monitor the aircraft's fuel system and to position the selector valve on a tank containing fuel.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
