Cessna T210N N1734U

Summary

On 23 February 1998 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N1734U, operated by Theodore Arens, was involved in an accident near Covington, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 February 1998 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Covington Municipal (9A1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N1734U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Theodore Arens

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft Lauderdale → Marietta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA083

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and/or improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft/wet terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot experienced a total loss of engine power and made a forced landing in a grassy field. During touch down, the nose wheel sheared off, the nose strut dug into soft terrain, and the airplane nosed-over. FAA investigators found empty fuel tanks and no evidence of fuel spillage. The pilot stated, in part, 'I do believe it was fuel exhaustion...'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.