# Incident 19790518027199I: Cessna 207, El Paso, TX, May 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1979, 09:10 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1570U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1570U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790518027199I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL CELL BLADDERS NOT SNAPPED.

## Other reports on N1570U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960810031639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810031639I), Aug 10, 1996: Cessna 207 (N1570U), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that the aircraft would not climb or maintain altitude. He stated that he checked to be sure there was full throttle. He landed…

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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