# Accident 19891028066279A: Cessna T210M, Peachtree City, GA, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3908° N, 84.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3908&lon=-84.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 8 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028066279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. NO RESTART,IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY.LEFT TANK EMPTY,GAUGE SAID 5 GALLONS.RIGHT TANK HAD 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 ATL90FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA016), Oct 28, 1989: Cessna T210M (N8444M), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER CALIBRATION OF THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN ERRONEOUS FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS AND LED TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## Other reports on N8444M (1)

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

- [Accident 19841108061209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061209A), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna T210M (N8444M), Mayport, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel 10 minutes after departure. Crash landed in a swamp.

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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