# Accident 19890901035239A: Cessna 210L, North Windham, VT, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: North Windham, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2176° N, 72.7398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Windham, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2176&lon=-72.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2054S-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,138 total, 183 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901035239A

## Narrative

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

RAN A FUEL TANK DRY. UNABLE RESTART ON OTHER TANK WITH LOW FUEL.

## 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 NYC89LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA209), Sep 1, 1989: Cessna 210 (N2054S), No. Windham, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL WAS AVAILABLE.

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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