# Accident 19890208027559A: Cessna T210L, Melbourne, FL, February 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1989, 17:51 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0798° N, 80.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0798&lon=-80.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81859-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89GA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89GA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208027559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89GA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89GA082), Feb 8, 1989: Cessna T210L (N81859), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOLLOWED BY HIS FAILURE TO OPERATE THE ENGINE ON THE FULLEST FUEL TANK RESULTING IN A FUEL TANK BEING RUN DRY RESULTING…

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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