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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Melbourne, FL · February 8, 1989

Date
February 8, 1989 · 17:51 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81859
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89GA082
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on final approach. Crashed in trees. Right tank empty. Left fuel gauge zero fuel in tank. Mag wire off.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. CRASHED IN TREES. RIGHT TANK EMPTY. LEFT FUEL GAUGE ZERO FUEL IN TANK. MAG WIRE OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.