# Accident 19900805030239A: Cessna T210M, Sleeper Bay, AK, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sleeper Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.1010° N, 149.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1010&lon=-149.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6016N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6016N-2017-07-20) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DEPARTURE. STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A CLEARING. SELECTED EMPTY TANK.

## 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 ANC90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA132), Aug 6, 1990: Cessna C-T210 (N6016N), Sleeper Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.

## Other reports on N6016N (2)

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

- [Incident 19890208008509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208008509I), Feb 8, 1989: Cessna T210M (N6016N), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed with nose gear retracted. Minor damage. Cause not stated. On a test flight.
- [Incident 19800623056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623056139I), Jun 23, 1980: Cessna T210/ (N6016N), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. Pilot did not ascertain full tanks. Ran out of fuel.

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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