NONE · Cessna P210N · 2004-11-11 · Rancho Cordova, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX05CA030
Event ID
20050118X00062
Type
Accident
Date
2004-11-11
Location
Rancho Cordova, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.57611, -121.259719
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
P210N
Registration
N6416W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the flight at night after experiencing the total failure of the airplane's alternators, which resulted in inaccurate supplemental fuel quantity indications, and, the pilot's reliance upon the inaccurate data for fuel remaining information.