# Accident 19891018043899A: Cessna T210M, Greensboro, NC, October 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1103° N, 80.0707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1103&lon=-80.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1155M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1155M-2003-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018043899A

## Narrative

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

MADE BELOW MINIMUMS APPROACH AND MISSED APPROACH. RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE BEING VECTORED TO ALTERNATE. CRASHED.

## 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 ATL90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA009), Oct 19, 1989: Cessna 210 (N1155M), Kernersville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM LACK OF FUEL. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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