# Accident 19900817034039A: Cessna T210M, Soda Springs, CA, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Soda Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3204° N, 120.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3204&lon=-120.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732VS-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817034039A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED ON FREEWAY. AD FOR ANTI VAPOR LOCK NOT COMPLIED. OTHER DIRECTIVES PENDING

## 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 LAX90LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA290), Aug 17, 1990: Cessna T210M (N732VS), Soda Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM (INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE/SERVICE) AND INCORRECT FUEL GRADE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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