# Accident 19891014040459A: Cessna P210N, Waterloo, IA, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 20:10 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: East Waterloo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4907° N, 92.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4907&lon=-92.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47DB-1990-07-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,935 total, 210 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040459A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 8 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. VECTORED TO NEARBY UNLIGHTED STRIP AND OVERSHOT RUNWAY INTO A FENCE.

## 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 MKC90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA008), Oct 15, 1989: Cessna P210 (N47DB), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO POOR PLANNING/DECISION, AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS MISJUDGED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE FACT THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING & THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT…

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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