# Accident 19831213064649A: Cessna T210N, Port Arthur, TX, December 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1983, 18:22 local time
- Place: Port Arthur, TX
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8903° N, 93.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8903&lon=-93.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894C-2007-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 75 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213064649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE APPROACHING DESTINATION AS THE LEFT TANK RAN DRY. UNABLE TO RESTART ON RIGHT TANK WITH FUEL.

## 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 FTW84LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA096), Dec 14, 1983: Cessna T210N (N4894C), Port Arthur, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4894C (1)

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

- [Incident 19861111065989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111065989I), Nov 11, 1986: Cessna T210N (N4894C), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication before landing. Nose gear collapsed during taxi due to broken down lock pin.

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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