- Date
- June 22, 1989, 21:18 local (Jun 23, 1989, 02:18 UTC)
- Place
- Waco, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N761RFCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890622017129A
- Case key
- 22882
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
A deteriorated fuel cap, water contamination of the fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft. A factor related to the accident was: the dirt bank (berm).
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,cap - deterioratedCause
Fluid,fuel - waterCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761RF
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062452
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Bob Mcdowell
- Departed
- AUS · Austin, TX
- Destination
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- ACT · Waco Regional, runway 10, 6,597 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,528 total · 1,030 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- ACT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.