Cessna T210N accident near Teterboro, New Jersey, October 21, 1989
On October 21, 1989 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Cessna T210N, registered N244MB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Teterboro, New Jersey (Teterboro airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LACK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 21, 1989 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Teterboro, New Jersey · Teterboro
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N244MB · registry record · serial 21063358
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A LOSS OF FLUID FROM THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,750 hours in all; 1,500 in this make and model; 3,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ORF Norfork VA at 12:30 pm
- Destination: TEB Teterboro NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 6,015 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 10 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N244MB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC90LA016.