Plane Crash List

Cessna P210 N47DB

15 October 1989 · Waterloo, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 October 1989 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna P210 registered N47DB, operated by Gateway Financial Services, Inc, was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
East Waterloo (9C1)
Coordinates
42.4907, -92.3491
Aircraft
Cessna P210
Registration
N47DB
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gateway Financial Services, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Charles → Waterloo
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
MKC90LA008

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO POOR PLANNING/DECISION, AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS MISJUDGED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE FACT THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING & THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A NIGHT, BUSINESS, CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 8 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER VECTORED HIM TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HIS POSITION. THE RUNWAY LIGHTS ON THE GRASS STRIP WERE OPERATED MANUALLY AND HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE PLT SAID HE GUESSED AT THE LOCATION OF THE AIRSTRIP DUE TO FAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA. THE ACFT HIT A FENCE AND CAME TO REST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Mar 1988 Cessna P210
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
16 Oct 1988 Cessna P210
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25 Apr 1991 Cessna P210
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18 Apr 1991 Cessna P210
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17 Feb 1985 Cessna P210
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18 Jun 1993 Cessna P210
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Marthas Vineyrd, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
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