# NTSB Accident IAD97LA005
> **Cessna T210M** · 1996-10-10 · MENTOR, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA005
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06902
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-10
- **Location:** MENTOR, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.909858, -84.260086
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210M
- **Registration:** N6163N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident were: the inaccurate fuel quantity gage, and the light condition at dusk.

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