Cassville Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cassville, Wisconsin 53806
Friday, December 31, 1982 18:36 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REFUELED AT MOBILE BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING AT THE TIME THE ENGINE LOSS POWER. FUEL TANKS WERE SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND HELD ON "HI" BOOST (AUXILIARY BOOST PUMP) FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREESAND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND BELOW. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR ENGINE FAILURES FOR THIS AIRCRAFT STATES THAT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN "OFF". THE "HI" POSITION IS USED ONLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF OR HIGH POWER OPERATIONS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/31/1982
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1836
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City CASSVILLE
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 53806
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport CASSVILLE MUNI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID C74
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 325
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 5
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2718
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6594N
NTSB Number CHI83LA067
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion Ground
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number 21063115
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 30
Airframe Hours 670
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PM AIR, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address RR. #1
Aircraft Owner City PARKERSBURG
Aircraft Owner State IA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 50665
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name PM AIR, INC.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address RR. #1
Operator City PARKERSBURG
Operator State IA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 50665
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MOB
Departure City MOBILE
Departure State AL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1340
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code PDC
Destination City PRAIRIE DUCHIEN
Destination State WI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --