# Accident 19810619034269A: Cessna 210J, Wirt, IN, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 15:14 local time
- Place: Wirt, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8095° N, 85.4536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wirt, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8095&lon=-85.4536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3394S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,615 total, 402 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL TANK SELECTOR HAD BEEN SWITCHED.

## 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 CHI81FEX18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX18), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 210J (N3394S), Wirt, IN, 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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