# Accident 19901229056419A: Cessna T210N, Aspen, CO, December 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1990, 11:23 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1302° N, 106.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1302&lon=-106.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1604U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1604U-1991-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901229056419A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUSTED FUEL TWO MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION AFTER DEPARTING. FUEL SIPHONED FROM LEAKY FUEL CAPS. RECENT REPAIR.

## 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 DEN91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA029), Dec 29, 1990: Cessna T210N (N1604U), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS RESULTANT FROM FAULTY FUEL CAPS AND FUEL SYPHONING.

## Other reports on N1604U (2)

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

- [Accident 19851111058329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851111058329A), Nov 11, 1985: Cessna T210N (N1604U), Overton, NV, Substantial damage. After encountering icing descended to VFR. Unable to maintain VFR. Ran out of fuel during vectors to airport.
- [Incident 19830323018549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830323018549I), Mar 23, 1983: Cessna T210N (N1604U), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Failed to put gear down for second practice landing. Landed gear up. Gear horn cable to micro switch bent.

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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