Cessna 210L N75032

Summary

On 25 August 2007 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N75032 was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, 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

25 August 2007 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Cottage Grove State (61S)

Coordinates

43.7997, -123.0289

Aircraft

Cessna 210L

Registration

N75032

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottage Grove → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA239

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. 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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane was out of annual inspection and had been in storage with the wings removed for an unknown time period. He reassembled the airplane and applied for a ferry permit to relocate the airplane to a location where further maintenance was to be conducted. A ferry permit was issued. The pilot fueled the airplane with 35 gallons in the left wing and no fuel in the right wing. During the takeoff initial climb, the engine lost power. The pilot switched the fuel boost pump to the high position and the engine ran momentarily and lost power again. The pilot executed a forced landing and the airplane collided with trees and came to rest in a pond. An FAA inspector examined the airplane after it was recovered from the pond, but was unable to determine the reason for the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.