# Accident 19960722019189A: Cessna T210N, Sunnyside, WA, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 46.4410° N, 119.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4410&lon=-119.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6439N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6439N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722019189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT, LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT, RAN OFF ROADWAY THROUGH A FENCE, HIT A BUSH.

## 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 SEA96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA161), Jul 22, 1996: Cessna T210N (N6439N), Sunnyside, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and high vegetation (brush and small trees) in the emergency landing area.

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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