# Accident 19911221057049A: Cessna 210K, Watsonville, CA, December 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1991, 17:50 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9505° N, 121.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9505&lon=-121.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1999R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1999R-1994-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,462 total, 63 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911221057049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL FOR LANDING STRUCK POWERLINE AND VEHICLES SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL TANKS FOUND EMPTY.

## 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 LAX92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA068), Dec 22, 1991: Cessna 210K (N1999R), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FUEL CALCULATION AND FAILURE TO SERVICE THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS WITH ADEQUATE QUANTITIES OF FUEL TO COMPETE THE FIGHTS. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING FROM 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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