# Accident 19790402006359A: Cessna 210M, Beech Island, SC, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Beech Island, SC
- Airport: Bush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4286° N, 81.8903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beech Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4286&lon=-81.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9898M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,340 total, 60 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402006359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED 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 MIA79FLG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG20), Apr 2, 1979: Cessna 210M (N9898M), Beech Island, SC, substantial damage

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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