# Accident 19800103000669A: Cessna T210N, Palo Alto, CA, January 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1980, 13:25 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4747C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4747C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,658 total, 36 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103000669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. TRIED TO MAKE NEARBY AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT. FOUND DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. DID NOT USE AUXILIARY PUMP.

## 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 LAX80FVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM12), Jan 3, 1980: Cessna T210N (N4747C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4747C (1)

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

- [Incident 20230714014189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714014189I), Jul 14, 2023: Cessna T210N (N4747C), Taos, NM, Minor damage. On July 14, 2023, at approximately 1010 MDT, a Cessna T210N was involved in an incident at the Taos, NM, regional airport, kskx. While on a VFR visual approach…

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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