# Accident 19910809033189A: Cessna 210J, Delavan, WI, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Airport: Lake Lawn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6190° N, 88.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6190&lon=-88.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6159F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159F-1992-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 750 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033189A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH MINIMUM FUEL INDICATIONS. NO VISUAL CHECK. FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL. DITCHED IN BAY SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI91LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA258), Aug 9, 1991: Cessna 210 (N6159F), Delavan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS REFUELING NOT PERFORMED.

## Other reports on N6159F (1)

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

- [Accident 19760819026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819026769A), Aug 19, 1976: Cessna 210H (N6159F), Addison, TX, Substantial damage. L gear down latch pawl not lubd after a/c was steam cleaned.

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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