Plane Crash List

Cessna 210L N732DZ

31 December 1983 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 December 1983 at about 06:23 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N732DZ was involved in an accident near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Des Moines Muni (DSM)
Coordinates
41.6303, -93.7404
Aircraft
Cessna 210L
Registration
N732DZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Toronto, Canada → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC84LA050

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DEPARTED TORONTO, CANADA AT 1927 CST. ABOUT 5 HRS & 1 MIN LATER, THE ENG LOST POWER WHEN THE PLT WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR LANDING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE & A LIGHT POLE WHEN THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A SNOW-COVERED PARKING LOT. DURING AN EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS, AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND APRX 2 OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK, 1 OUNCE IN THE RIGHT TANK & 3 OUNCES IN THE FUEL STRAINER. HE FOUND NO BROKEN FUEL LINES & NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SYPHONING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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