KERNERSVILLE, NC, USA
N1155M
CESSNA 210
THE PLT HAD PLANNED A 5 HR FLT TO ELKIN, NC. HE ESTD THE ACFT HAD 6.5 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AT ELKIN, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND FROM AN NDB APCH, BUT MADE A MISSED APCH & DIVERTED TO GREENSBORO, NC. HE OBTAINED VECTORS FOR AN ILS 5 APCH AT GREENSBORO, BUT THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ABOUT 8 MI FROM THE ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER ABOUT 5.5 HRS OF FLT.
IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM LACK OF FUEL. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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