# Accident 19880930047059A: Cessna 210, Kirkwood, NY, September 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Kirkwood, NY
- Airport: Kirkwood Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0306° N, 75.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0306&lon=-75.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7457E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457E-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930047059A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON SHORT GRASS STRIP AT NIGHT WITHOUT LANDING LIGHTS. BEGAN GO AROUND, ENGINE QUIT. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 NYC88LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA251), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna 210 (N7457E), Kirkwood, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7457E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780529040859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529040859I), May 29, 1978: Cessna 210 (N7457E), Lindenwold, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged and landed short.

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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