# Accident 19891112048539A: Cessna 210, North Hollywood, CA, November 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1989, 16:04 local time
- Place: North Hollywood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1722° N, 118.3790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Hollywood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1722&lon=-118.3790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46JW-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112048539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE ON SHORT FLIGHT. LANDED ON A FREEWAY, STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND A VEHICLE.

## 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 LAX90LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA030), Nov 13, 1989: Cessna 210 (N46JW), North Hollywood, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FALSE FUEL GAGE INDICATIONS, LACK OF A SUITABLE…

## Other reports on N46JW (1)

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

- [Incident 19861121073139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861121073139I), Nov 21, 1986: Cessna 210 (N46JW), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Found uplock actuator pin was missing.

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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