37.3094° N, 89.5584° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1978 · 09:00 local
Place
Cape Girardeau, MO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3859
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
337 total14 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Making approach on an empty tank. Engine quit at low altitude. Unable to reestablish power. No problems found.
As the FAA filed it
MAKING APPROACH ON AN EMPTY TANK. ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO REESTABLISH POWER. NO PROBLEMS FOUND.