Cessna 210 N2054S
1 September 1989 · No. Windham, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1989 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N2054S, operated by George A. Little, M.d., was involved in an accident near No. Windham, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- No. Windham, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210
- Registration
- N2054S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George A. Little, M.d.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gaithersburg → Lebanon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA209
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL WAS AVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS IN IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH SPRINGFIELD AND SEARCHING THROUGH CLOUD COVER, HE BECAME AWARE OF AN AIRPORT AND A GOLF COURSE BELOW. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR INTENDING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT HE COULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT HE LANDED ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED & THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED. NO FUEL WAS ON BOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1989 | Cessna 210L | Marco, Florida, United States | Robert S West Fall | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1989 | Cessna 210 | Waco, Texas, United States | BOB McDowell | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Cessna 210C | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Howard A. Daniels | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1989 | Cessna 210N | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1989 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Willis, David H | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1989 | Cessna 210P | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Carl R. Messer | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1989 | Cessna 182R | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Bonds & Bungey HP-14 | Warren/Sugarbus, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1989 | Cessna 172M | Bradford, Vermont, United States | Zackery A. Clark | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172M | Bennington, Vermont, United States | Cities Corp | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1989 | Beechcraft 200 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Evans Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Valley Air Service, Inc | No injuries | - |