# Accident 19881016047359A: Cessna P210N, Collegeville, PA, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 19:05 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1801° N, 75.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1801&lon=-75.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400JL-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 96 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016047359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. STRUCK A HOUSE AND BURNED SHORT OF RUNWAY. MAY HAVE RUN A TANK DRY AND NO RESTART ON OTHER.

## 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 NYC89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA012), Oct 16, 1988: Cessna P210 (N400JL), Collegeville, PA, destroyed

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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