# Accident 19900415009179A: Cessna T210M, Lafayette, GA, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lafayette, GA
- Airport: Barwick Lafayette Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7004° N, 85.2790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7004&lon=-85.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761YK) (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 TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 119 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415009179A

## Narrative

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

RAN RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY. UNABLE RESTART ON LEFT TANK WITH FUEL. CRASHED IN TREES.

## 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 ATL90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA097), Apr 15, 1990: Cessna T210 (N761YK), Lafayette, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE HIS FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N761YK (4)

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

- [Accident 19941204040639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040639A), Dec 4, 1994: Cessna T210M (N761YK), Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Reported power loss in pattern for runway. Landed short. No malfunctions. Aircraft not safe condition to operate.
- [Incident 19910708032799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708032799I), Jul 8, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761YK), West Memphis, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft unable to gain altitude after takeoff. Landed gear up off airport.
- [Incident 19890127007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127007279I), Jan 27, 1989: Cessna T210M (N761YK), Odessa, FL, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Pilot stated he was distracted by deteriorating weather.
- [Accident 19850719032979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719032979A), Jul 19, 1985: Cessna T210M (N761YK), Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit when right fuel tank ran dry. Switched tanks but unable to restart. Landed gear up on a grass strip.

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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