# NTSB Accident MIA96LA193
> **Cessna 210L** · 1996-07-22 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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