DRIGGS, ID, USA
N5469V
CESSNA T210L
THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF ON THE DAY BEFORE HE DEPARTED EL MONTE, CA. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE ACFT HAD 534 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD & CONSUMED 80 PPH DURING CRUISE AT 9500 FT MSL. ACCORDING TO THE PLTS OPERATING MANUAL, THE ACFT HAD AN ENDURANCE OF 6.7 HRS WITH NO RESERVE. DURING THE FLT, THE PLT SWITCHED TANKS AT 1/4 TANK INTERVALS. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 40 MI FROM HIS DESTINATION, THE LEFT TANK WAS EXHAUSTED. HE SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK & HAD AN INDICATION THAT IT WAS STILL 1/4 FULL. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE DRIGGS MUNI ARPT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SHARP HOLE & FAILED, THEN THE ACFT WENT OVER ON ITS TOP. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN EITHER FUEL TANK DURING AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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