# Accident 19891210049529A: Cessna 210D, Jerseyville, IL, December 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jerseyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1097° N, 90.3196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1097&lon=-90.3196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3955Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955Y-1991-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 90 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891210049529A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT.LANDED HARD IN PLOWED FIELD SHORT OF INTENDED WHEAT FIELD. NOSED OVER. POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED

## 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 CHI90DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV01), Dec 10, 1989: Cessna 210D (N3955Y), Jerseyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N3955Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19881022060549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022060549I), Oct 22, 1988: Cessna 210D (N3955Y), Tampa, FL. Forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear up. Minor damage to the propeller. Skin on underside damaged.

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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