# Incident 19801216087619I: Cessna T210*, Fairfield, UT, December 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2360° N, 112.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2360&lon=-112.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29138, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29138) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 806 total, 60 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/19801216087619I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL GAUGE GAVE IMPROPER INDICATION.

## Other reports on N29138 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260311002029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260311002029A), Mar 11, 2026: Cessna T210L (N29138), Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Facts: on March 11, 2026, the pilot and one passenger onboard Cessna CE-T210L, [privacy data omitted], departed borrego springs (L08) at 0946L for Cable (ccb).…

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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