# Accident 19940528002829A: Cessna P210N, Milwaukee, WI, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 17:33 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9802° N, 87.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9802&lon=-87.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4UD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4UD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528002829A

## Narrative

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

NOTED LOW FUEL 70MI SHORT OF DESTINATION. BEGAN VECTORS NEAREST AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN A LAKE.

## 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 CHI94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA182), May 28, 1994: Cessna P-210N (N4UD), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N4UD (1)

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

- [Accident 19860707030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707030929A), Jul 7, 1986: Cessna P210N (N4UD), Zachary, LA, Substantial damage. High fuel consumption led to fuel exhaustion. Struck a powerline during forced landing. Fuel line b nuts were loose.

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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