# Incident 19790818032109I: Cessna T210M, Spokane, WA, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 14:39 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 25 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/19790818032109I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON SHORT TEST FLIGHT. STRUCK SIGN POST WITH WING ON TAKEOFF FROM ROAD AFTER ADDING FUEL.

## Other reports on N761TK (1)

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

- [Accident 19940725047369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725047369A), Jul 25, 1994: Cessna T210M (N761TK), Rathdrum, ID, Substantial damage. Engine failed en route. Nosed over on forced landing. Crankshaft had broken.

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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