# Accident 19920922037919A: Cessna 210L, St Augustine, FL, September 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1992, 21:18 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HZTA
- Location: 30.0091° N, 81.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0091&lon=-81.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121PL-1993-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,089 total, 435 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920922037919A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. FORCE LANDED IN TREES. PILOT REPORTED FUEL TANKS SHOWED EMPTY PRIOR TO POWER LOSS.

## 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 MIA92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA190), Sep 22, 1992: Cessna 210L (N121PL), St. Augustine, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO CONDUCT A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N121PL (1)

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

- [Accident 19870528021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528021659A), May 28, 1987: Cessna 210L (N121PL), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. The aircraft landed in an open field. Fuel selector was on an empty tank.

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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