# Accident 19850721032919A: Cessna 210H, Burlington, WI, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6700° N, 88.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6700&lon=-88.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6139F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6139F-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 308 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721032919A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.  STALLED WHILE TRYING TO STRETCH THE GLIDE AND IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 CHI85LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA304), Jul 21, 1985: Cessna 210H (N6139F), Burlington, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6139F (1)

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

- [Incident 19840720041749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720041749I), Jul 20, 1984: Cessna 210H (N6139F), Waukegan, IL, Minor damage. Failed to lower landing gear. Practicing touch and go landings. Landed gear up. Warning horn reported inoperative.

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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