# Accident 19930305004469A: Cessna 210N, Marco Island, FL, March 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Airport: Marco Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WW-1997-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930305004469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. DITCHED IN GULF. FUEL TANKS 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 MIA93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA080), Mar 5, 1993: Cessna 210N (N29WW), Marco, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N29WW (2)

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

- [Accident 19970121000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121000709A), Jan 21, 1997: Cessna 210N (N29WW), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed oakland-troy airport (702) at 6:03 pm (local) enroute to oshkosh, WI (osh). At approximately 6:15 pm, the aircraft disappeared from the…
- [Incident 19950311003669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311003669I), Mar 11, 1995: Cessna 210N (N29WW), Madison, WI, Substantial damage. Narrative: the pilot does not remember if he or the passenger moved or dislodged the gear handle. In a discussion with the pilot, measures that could be taken…

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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