# Accident 19881227056859A: Cessna P210R, Grovertown, IN, December 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1988, 12:50 local time
- Place: Grovertown, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3750° N, 86.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grovertown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3750&lon=-86.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5457A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,244 total, 285 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227056859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IFR EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP IN OPEN FIELD. FAILED TO HAVE PROPER FUEL FOR IFR FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA037), Dec 27, 1988: Cessna P210R (N5457A), Grovertown, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5457A (1)

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

- [Incident 20121009021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121009021509I), Oct 9, 2012: Cessna P210R (N5457A), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to place the landing gear lever in the down position prior to landing.

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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