# Accident 19921222051089A: Cessna 210L, Allen, TX, December 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Allen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0994° N, 96.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0994&lon=-96.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4629Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 137 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921222051089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. LANDED IN A FIELD. NOSE OVER.FUEL ON EMPTY TANK. DIFFICULT RESTART ON 210S.

## 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 FTW93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA053), Dec 22, 1992: Cessna 210L (N4629Q), Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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