# Accident 19811125078409A: Cessna 210L, Farmington, NM, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 15:55 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94285) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,826 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125078409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA08), Nov 25, 1981: Cessna 210L (N94285), Farmington, NM, 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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