# Accident 19930613018049A: Cessna T210K, Portland, OR, June 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1993, 11:48 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5507° N, 123.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5507&lon=-123.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8120G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120G-2004-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 750 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613018049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDING IN OPEN FIELD STRUCK POWERLINES. FUEL TANKS WERE 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 SEA93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA129), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna T210K (N8120G), Forest Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PIC.

## Other reports on N8120G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750504012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504012299A), May 4, 1975: Cessna T210K (N8120G), Battle Mt, NV, Substantial damage. Pax became hypoxic,plt had to lnd on road covered with 4 in mud.

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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