# Incident 19840510036899I: Cessna 210L, Decatur, IN, May 10, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8289° N, 84.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8289&lon=-84.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5268V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268V-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,567 total, 931 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510036899I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. LANDED GEAR UP IN PLOWED FIELD. FUEL IN LEFT TANK ONLY. FUEL SELECTOR OFF PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N5268V (1)

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

- [Accident 19880930042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930042449A), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna 210L (N5268V), Monroe, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Oil on windshield from broken oil cooler gasket. Descended into trees circling to land in field. Oil blocked vision

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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