# Accident 19851111057789A: Cessna T210N, Paducah, KY, November 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9473Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 350 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851111057789A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. VACUUM PUMP SHAFT HAD SHEARED. LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION.

## 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 ATL86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA023), Nov 11, 1985: Cessna T210N (N9473Y), Paducah, KY, substantial damage

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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