# Accident 19890507011069A: Cessna T210L, Imperial, CA, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8596° N, 115.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8596&lon=-115.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30678-1990-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 32 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507011069A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. STALLED TRYING TO REACH RUNWAY. WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL AT LAST STOP.

## 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 LAX89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA185), May 8, 1989: Cessna 210T (N30678), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS ALONG WITH THE DECISION TO DEPART WITH INADEQUATE FUEL TO INSURE LANDING AT HIS PROPOSED DESTINATION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE…

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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