# Accident 19890831033149A: Cessna 210N, Westerly, RI, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873PJ-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,476 total, 940 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033149A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AT REPAIR AIRPORT. GAUGES SHOWED RIGHT TANK EMPTY LEFT 20 GALLONS. DEPARTED. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED OFF SHORE

## 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 NYC89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA205), Aug 31, 1989: Cessna 210N (N873PJ), Westerly, RI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ENSURE A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N873PJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860510016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016869A), May 10, 1986: Cessna 210 (N873PJ), Substantial damage. Gear up

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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