# Accident 19890622017129A: Cessna T210M, Waco, TX, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 21:18 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6122° N, 97.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WACO RGNL (ACT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6122&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761RF-1992-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,528 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622017129A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, DIVERTED NEAR AIRPORT BUT LOST POWER ON FINAL, LANDED SHORT. WATER IN FUEL. LEAKY FUEL CAPS.

## 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 FTW89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA115), Jun 23, 1989: Cessna 210 (N761RF), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DETERIORATED FUEL CAP, WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE DIRT BANK (BERM).

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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