# Accident 19830128001709A: Cessna 210L, Ocotillo Wells, CA, January 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1983, 04:30 local time
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7200° N, 115.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7200&lon=-115.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DK-2011-06-21) (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 IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001709A

## Narrative

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

RAN FUEL TANK DRY, UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. LANDED IN DESERT AT NIGHT IN A LEFT SKID.

## 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 LAX83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA084), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Ocotillo Wells, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N210DK (2)

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

- [Accident 19820514019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514019329A), May 14, 1982: Cessna 210 (N210DK), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Demonstrating short field landing to student passenger, landed gear up. Pilot fatigue also a factor.
- [Accident 19790401008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008769A), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 210 (N210DK), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to ascertain gear down prior to landing.

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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