# Accident 19790216002999A: Cessna 210, San Jose, CA, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 02:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1726X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726X-2000-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 78 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216002999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK79DVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM12), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 210L (N1726X), Santa Clara, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1726X (1)

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

- [Accident 20000507005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507005719A), May 7, 2000: Cessna T210L (N1726X), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 7, 2000, at 1000 MST while attempting to land on runway 19 at Valle Airport, AZ,(40G), the aircraft landed in the first third of the runway…

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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