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Aviation accident CEN11LA402

SERS · CESSNA P210R · 2011-06-18 · Albia, IA, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN11LA402
Event ID
20110620X10547
Type
Accident
Date
2011-06-18
Location
Albia, IA, USA
Coordinates
40.996387, -92.765556

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
P210R
Registration
N900SR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, in which he did not detect that less fuel was on board the airplane than planned, which precipitated a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during initial descent.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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