# Accident 19881006044669A: Cessna 210N, Alexander City, AL, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 19:25 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Thomas C Russell Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9207° N, 85.9306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9207&lon=-85.9306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6510N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6510N-1990-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 640 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044669A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AT NIGHT. HIT A TREE AND STALLED. IMPACTED GROUND NOSED OVER. ALMOST MADE AN OPEN ATHLETIC FIELD.

## 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 ATL89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA006), Oct 7, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6510N), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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