# Incident 19790526027879I: Cessna 210, Morgan Hill, CA, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701TC-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 150 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/19790526027879I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER FUEL STARVATION. MIXTURE CONTROL ROD FAILED CAUSING HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION.

## Other reports on N701TC (1)

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

- [Incident 19800319032109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319032109I), Mar 19, 1980: Cessna 210 (N701TC), Fair Oaks, CA, Minor damage. Nose wheel steering disengaged while taxiing. Wing-tip contacted rudder of another arplane.

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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