# Accident 19900712025409A: Cessna T210L, Memphis, TN, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0300° N, 90.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0300&lon=-90.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074S-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 26 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025409A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. SLID INTO FENCE. LEFT TANK EMPTY. FUEL INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. RIGHT FULL.

## 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 ATL90LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA142), Jul 12, 1990: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL MISMANAGEMENT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DURING FINAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N2074S (3)

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

- [Accident 20200507005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200507005479A), May 7, 2020: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Burleson, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 7, 2020, at approximately 1518 central daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N2074S, impacted tree-covered terrain approximately .5 miles south of runway 17…
- [Incident 20050808018159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808018159I), Aug 8, 2005: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Fort Worth, TX. (-23) On 08/08/2005, at approximately 10:50 am local time, a Cessna (CE-210-T210L) aircraft, registration number N2074S, owned and piloted by [privacy data…
- [Incident 19810731054199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731054199I), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Landed wheels up with gear horn blowing failed to check gear down. Step cable broke, fouled nose gear.

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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