# Accident 19911020047279A: Cessna 210G, Freeport, IL, October 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1991, 12:25 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2899° N, 89.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2899&lon=-89.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5876F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,245 total, 70 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047279A

## Narrative

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

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN. LOST FUEL PRESSURE. WING STRUCK POST LANDING ON ROAD. RECENT WORK ON FUEL LINE LEFT UNSECURED.

## 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 CHI92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA014), Oct 20, 1991: Cessna C-210G (N5876F), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A LINE FITTING BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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