Cessna T210L accident near Lodi, CA
On November 4, 1998, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lodi, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 4, 1998
- Place
- Lodi, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.110°N, 121.160°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11454
NTSB summary
On November 4, 1998, at 1558 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna T210L, N29058, collided with trees and terrain while attempting a forced landing after experiencing a loss of engine power near Lodi, California. The aircraft, operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, was destroyed in the impact sequence and the postcrash ground fire. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and subsequently died on November 18, 1998. The remaining four passengers received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight, which originated in Bozeman, Montana, at 1210 mountain standard time as a non-stop flight to San Carlos, California. According to one of the passengers, not long after they had passed the Lodi airport the pilot said to him that they were getting low on fuel and he was going to turn around and land at Lodi to refuel. Shortly thereafter, the pilot announced that they were running out of gas and that they needed a road to land on. At this time, the engine quit and he noticed the pilot switch to the other fuel tank in an attempt to restart the engine with no success. They had just passed the airport at Lodi and were turning in an attempt to reach the airport. The passenger said that during the turn, the aircraft "lost momentum," went down, collided with trees, and crashed in a dry riverbed. The wreckage was examined on-site by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with technical assistance provided by Cessna Aircraft and Teledyne C
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to a leaking engine driven fuel pump nose seal, which increased the engine fuel consumption rate above the published performance chart values.
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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.
