# Accident 19930209002249A: Cessna 210D, Hillsboro, TX, February 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1993, 22:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LWEG
- Location: 32.0005° N, 97.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0005&lon=-97.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3876Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3876Y-2011-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,830 total, 530 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930209002249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT NIGHT TEN MILES OFF COURSE. NOSED OVER IN MUDDY FIELD. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW93LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA082), Feb 10, 1993: Cessna 210D (N3876Y), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3876Y (3)

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

- [Incident 19900512023759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512023759I), May 12, 1990: Cessna 210D (N3876Y), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed gear up. Nose wheel would not center when aircraft off ground.
- [Incident 19900211005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211005529I), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 210D (N3876Y), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed with gear partly down. Right gear hydraulic actuator failed.
- [Incident 19800313038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313038339I), Mar 13, 1980: Cessna 210D (N3876Y), Amityville, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing due to nose gear actuator leaking internally.

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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