Cessna T210R accident near Iowa City, IA
On September 28, 1995, a Cessna T210R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Iowa City, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 28, 1995
- Place
- Iowa City, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.650°N, 91.570°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04442
NTSB summary
History of Flight On September 27, 1995, at 2132 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna T210R, N650GM, was destroyed when it impacted trees after it had experienced a loss of engine power near Iowa City, Iowa. The commercial pilot received serious injuries. One passenger received fatal injuries and one passenger received minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Riverside Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma, en route to Iowa City Municipal Airport, Iowa City, Iowa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. On September 26, 1995, the airplane was fueled and "topped off" with 81.1 gallons of fuel in Newton, Kansas. The lineman who fueled the airplane reported that he had filled the aircraft up to the top of the filler necks in both wings. The lineman reported that he did not know if anyone visually checked the level of the fuel after he had fueled the airplane. The operator reported that on September 26, 1995, he made a business flight in N650GM which required three flight legs. The operator reported that he had not visually checked the fuel level during preflight. He reported that the fuel gauges worked properly, and that the gauges indicated full tanks after the airplane had been refueled. The first leg of flight was from Newton, Kansas, to Sundance Airport, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The second leg of flight went from Sundance Airport, to Shawnee Airport, Shawnee, Oklahoma. The third leg of flight was a return flight from Shawnee Airport to Newton, Kansas. No tach time or flight times were recorded for the flight. The airplane was no
Probable cause
fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and lack of familiarity with the airplane. Factors involved were the bright night, trees and transmission wires.
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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.
