# Accident 19890906033959A: Cessna P210N, Oklahoma City, OK, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 21:55 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4995° N, 97.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4995&lon=-97.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732XW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732XW-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 519 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. STRUCK HAY BALE AND POLE. FUEL LOW IN BOTH TANKS. REPORTED FUEL ENOUGH FOR TRIP.

## 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 FTW89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA160), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 210P (N732XW), Bethany, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOOSE FUEL LINE CONNECTION, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS (HAY BALE & APPROACH LIGHT POLE) IN…

## Other reports on N732XW (1)

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

- [Incident 19870331063949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331063949I), Mar 31, 1987: Cessna P210N (N732XW), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Engine lost power, landed beside the runway. Found a loose fuel inlet fitting and leak under fuel pump.

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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