# Accident 19810726044409A: Cessna 210A, Doylestown, PA, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1437J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1437J-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,560 total, 190 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. MADE HARD WHEELS-UP OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. FOUND LEAKY FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 NYC81FHA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA20), Jul 26, 1981: Cessna 210A (N1437J), Doylestown, PA, 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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