# Incident 19881021062089I: Cessna T210N, Amarillo, TX, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 00:53 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6527N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6527N-2022-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021062089I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT RETURNED DUE TO IFR CONDITION AT DESTINATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL AND IFR WEATHER.

## Other reports on N6527N (2)

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

- [Incident 19850531035879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531035879I), May 31, 1985: Cessna T210N (N6527N), Lubbock, TX. Lost electrical during IFR climb. Descended to VFR and airport. Battery lacked water and electrolyte, replaced.
- [Incident 19841114064799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841114064799I), Nov 14, 1984: Cessna T210N (N6527N), Lubbock, TX. Gear would not retract. Returned for landing. Squat switch separated.

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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