# Accident 19881217054639A: Cessna 210L, Bannockburn, IL, December 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1988, 12:32 local time
- Place: Bannockburn, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1607° N, 87.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1607&lon=-87.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225K-1991-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 800 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217054639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. SWITCHED TANKS BUT CRASHED ON HWY. POSSIBLE RAN TANK DRY AND VAPOR LOCK BLOCKED RESTART.

## 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 CHI89DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE01), Dec 17, 1988: Cessna 210L (N5225K), Bannock Burn, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY ICE BLOCKED FUEL LINES.

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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