# Accident 19810709039649A: Cessna 210L, Spring Valley, NY, July 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59202, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59202-1984-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED AND BURNED ON HIGHWAY OFF END OF RUNWAY. VAPOR LOCK DUE TO HEAT. FUEL LINE ROUTING.

## 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 NYC81FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM10), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 2101 (N59202), Spring Valley, NY, destroyed

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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