Cessna 210A N9466X

Summary

On 16 July 2002 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9466X, operated by Stephen M. Sims, was involved in an accident near Sherman, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2002 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Sherman, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Sherman Municipal (SWI)

Coordinates

33.6364, -96.5933

Aircraft

Cessna 210A

Registration

N9466X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen M. Sims

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → Sherman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA208

1 person had minor injuries.

fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

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The pilot ascertained that each wing fuel tank contained approximately 14 gallons of fuel before departing for a 10 minute flight. The pilot reported that the fuel selector was in the right tank position for the entire flight. The airplane was on approach to the destination airport, in a left bank, at 800 feet agl, when the engine lost total power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine three times from both fuel tanks; however, was unsuccessful. Subsequently, a forced landing was executed to a vacant parking lot adjacent to a gas station, two miles northeast of the destination airport. Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was in the right tank position and the fuel boost pump was in the "ON" position. The left fuel tank did not contain any fuel and the right fuel tank contained 13 gallons of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.