# NTSB SEA78FA028: Cessna 210G, N5892F, Tumwater, WA, May 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1978
- Place: Tumwater, WA · TUMWATER, WA
- Location: 46.9895° N, 122.9173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tumwater, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9895&lon=-122.9173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1034   78/5/7    TUMWATER,WA         CESSNA 210G         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3000
        TIME - 1315                    N5892F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLYMPIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELTON,WA                  OLYMPIA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DEADSTICK APPROACH TO GOLF COURSE.L FUEL TANK CONTAINED 8GAL FUEL,R TANK EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5892F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5892F-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 21058892 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Olympia

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780507010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507010379A), May 7, 1978: Cessna 210H, Tumwater, WA, Destroyed. Deadstick approach to golf course.l fuel tank contained 8GAL fuel,r ank empty.

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.

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