# Accident 19791220037429A: Cessna 210L, Yerington, NV, December 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1979, 19:08 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9555° N, 119.1101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yerington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9555&lon=-119.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2227S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,121 total, 12 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220037429A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A CROSS-COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING ENOUGH FUEL. MADE A FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT.

## 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 LAX80DXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ12), Dec 20, 1979: Cessna T2101 (N2227S), Yerington, NV, 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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