# NTSB Accident WPR12LA373
> **CESSNA P210** · 2012-08-27 · Alturas, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA373
- **Event ID:** 20120828X44643
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-27
- **Location:** Alturas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.430416, -120.530372
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P210
- **Registration:** C-GFCK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel vaporization. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the auxiliary fuel pump when he noticed a degradation in the airplane’s climb performance.

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