Cessna P210N N4543K

Summary

On 6 May 1998 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N4543K was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 May 1998 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.3891, -77.5898

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N4543K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bartow → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA051

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed on a cross-country flight with an undetermined amount of fuel and flew approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes before it experienced a loss of engine power. The airplane crashed in a wooded area approximately 2 miles from the destination airport during the subsequent forced landing. According to a State Police Officer the passenger stated they '...ran out of fuel and crashed.' Examination of the aircraft wreckage revealed that both wing tanks contained no fuel, and the fuel line to the flow divider contained only about a spoonful of fuel. The engine ran to rated power in a test cell after the accident. During the test, the engine driven fuel pump exhibited high pressure and flow rates at full power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.