# Incident 19781031027949I: Cessna T210M, Grand Junction, CO, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978, 09:25 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6971B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6971B-1988-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 50 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/19781031027949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RELIED ON FUEL GAUGE WHICH SHOWED 200 LBS FOR 30 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL

## Other reports on N6971B (1)

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

- [Incident 19870221040579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221040579I), Feb 21, 1987: Cessna T210M (N6971B), Hutchinson, KS. Engine quit on short final due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not visually check fuel before departure.

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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