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| NTSB Identification: LAX91LA381. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 45497. |
| Accident occurred Monday, September 02, 1991 at CALEXICO, CA |
| Aircraft: CESSNA C-210, registration: N2580S |
| Event: 20001212X18112 Status: Final Report Approved On Monday, May 03, 1993 |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING A DESCENT SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO
THE LEFT TANK. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER INTO A RIVER. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS
REVEALED NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND ABOUT 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AND WATER WERE NOTICED IN THE LEFT
FUEL TANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE ENGINE.
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| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| A NON-MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FROM THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - NONMECHANICAL |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Factor ) FUEL SYSTEM / STARVATION / (0) |
| 2 ( Cause ) FUEL SUPPLY / IMPROPER USE OF / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| Occurrence: 2, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
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