NONE · Cessna 210L · 1996-07-22 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA96LA193
Event ID
20001208X06323
Type
Accident
Date
1996-07-22
Location
FORT MYERS, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.619792, -81.87989
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
210L
Registration
N1623X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the pilot (PIC) to ensure that an adequate preflight inspection was performed; a missing (or loose) fuel cap on the left wing; probable fuel siphoning; and fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing (ditching) in a river.