# Accident 19881217054579A: Cessna T210L, Fullerton, CA, December 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1988, 12:03 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8401° N, 117.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8401&lon=-117.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4675Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4675Q-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217054579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. PILOT HAD UNPORTED LOW FUEL IN A TURN. OTHER TANK WAS EMPTY.

## 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 LAX89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA064), Dec 17, 1988: Cessna T210L (N4675Q), Buena Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN BEGINNING THE FLIGHT WITH INADEQUATE FUEL; HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW NORMAL V.F.R. PROCEDURES; AND HIS POOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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