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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Farmington, NM · November 25, 1981

Date
November 25, 1981 · 15:55 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94285
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FQA08
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,826 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing in desert due to fuel exhaustion. Struck irrigation ditch. Engine fuel return hose broke. Fuel lost.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN DESERT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK IRRIGATION DITCH. ENGINE FUEL RETURN HOSE BROKE. FUEL LOST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.