# Accident 19850919045709A: Cessna T210L, Elizabethton, TN, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.3299° N, 82.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3299&lon=-82.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2045S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2045S-1993-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,846 total, 585 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LLT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LLT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN SELECTED TANK. SELECTOR NOT MOVED DURING RESTART ATTEMPT. STRUCK WIRES, TREES

## 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 ATL85LLT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LLT11), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna T210L (N2045S), Elizabethton, TN, destroyed

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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