# Accident 19890101000039A: Cessna T210N, Springfield, IL, January 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1989, 17:58 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2305U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2305U-1991-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 525 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101000039A

## Narrative

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

NARROWLY MISSED TOWER ON ILS MISSED APPROACH. OFF COURSE, TOO LOW, STRUCK TREES ON SECOND TRY.

## 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 CHI89FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA038), Jan 1, 1989: Cessna T210N (N2305U), Springfield, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE DURING AN ILS APPROACH IN BELOW MINIMUM CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROCEED TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

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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