# Accident 19790221003369A: Cessna P210N, Mazatlan, Mexico, February 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mazatlan, Mexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4500K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4500K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,779 total, 206 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003369A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4500K (3)

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

- [Incident 20181020020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181020020439I), Oct 20, 2018: Cessna P210N (N4500K), Nucla, CO, Minor damage. During landing pilot failed to put down the landing gear and skid down the runway to a stop. Had 5 POB. No injuries noted.
- [Incident 19930505018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505018519I), May 5, 1993: Cessna P210N (N4500K), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast. Departed end of runway. Continued over a bank. Remained upright.
- [Accident 19870921055059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921055059A), Sep 21, 1987: Cessna P210N (N4500K), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Crash landed just short of a nearby airport runway. Had failed to fuel at stops.

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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