MINR · CESSNA T210 · 2008-08-02 · Ketchikan, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC08LA095
Event ID
20080806X01171
Type
Accident
Date
2008-08-02
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Coordinates
55.426944, -131.842773
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
T210
Registration
N59214
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that there was sufficient fuel on board the airplane for the planned flight, and his inadequate flight planning and navigation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and ditching short of the planned destination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's geographic disorientation during his approach to the airport.