# Accident 19810828052599A: Cessna 210L, Kalamazoo, MI, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198Q-2003-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 330 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. MADE HARD LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, FLIPPED OVER.  NO FUEL ONBOARD.

## 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 CHI81FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM42), Aug 28, 1981: Cessna C210 (N1198Q), Kalamazoo, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N1198Q (3)

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

- [Accident 20030612011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612011179A), Jun 12, 2003: Cessna 210L (N1198Q), Crisfield, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was attempting to land on runway 14, in Crisfield-somerset county airport. After touch down, the aircraft ran off the east side of the runway…
- [Incident 19810316029569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316029569I), Mar 16, 1981: Cessna 210L (N1198Q), Three Rivers, MI, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. Minor damage.
- [Accident 19750831026519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831026519A), Aug 31, 1975: Cessna 210L (N1198Q), Fort Meyers, FL, Substantial damage. Acft hit mud hole.

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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