# Accident 19831231065019A: Cessna 210L, Des Moines, IA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 00:23 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6303° N, 93.7404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6303&lon=-93.7404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 610 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231065019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING AIRPORT.CRASH LANDED IN A PARKING LOT.AIRBORNE 5 HRS EN ROUTE.FUEL RANGE 5 PLUS 30 MIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA050), Dec 31, 1983: Cessna 210L (N732DZ), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N732DZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880105004209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880105004209I), Jan 5, 1988: Cessna 210L (N732DZ), Perry, IA, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Pilot landed gear up in a field. Engine oil cooler split on bottom left side.
- [Incident 19871107082299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107082299I), Nov 7, 1987: Cessna 210L (N732DZ), Ames, IA, Minor damage. Engine vibration. Smoke in cockpit. Vectored to Ames, IA. Not instrument rated. NR3 cylinder head had fractured.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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