# Incident 19780917019339I: Cessna T210/, National City, CA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: National City, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6652° N, 117.0988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of National City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6652&lon=-117.0988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210/
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORCED LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N732SM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850430018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850430018719I), Apr 30, 1985: Cessna T210M (N732SM), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel and landed wheels up on a road.
- [Incident 19801128089689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128089689I), Nov 28, 1980: Cessna T210M (N732SM), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Intoxicated pilot made a hard landing. He had stolen the aiplane with the intent of suicide.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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