# Accident 19930709023049A: Cessna 500CESSNA, West Bend, WI, July 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1993, 16:25 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4208° N, 88.1807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4208&lon=-88.1807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930709023049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DESCENT TO DESTINATION.LANDED SOFT UNEVEN TERRAIN. ONLY ONE QUART FUEL ON BOARD. LACKED VISUAL CHECK.

## 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 CHI93LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA253), Jul 9, 1993: Cessna 210 (N50RD), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY PILOT-IN-COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH 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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