# Accident 19860321007449A: Cessna T210N, Phoenix, AZ, March 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1986, 11:49 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4301° N, 112.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4301&lon=-112.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5256A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256A-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321007449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINE DURING FORCED LANDING. PILOT NEGLECTED TO SWITCH TANKS.

## 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 LAX86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA149), Mar 21, 1986: Cessna T210N (N5256A), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5256A (2)

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

- [Incident 19811202089529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202089529I), Dec 2, 1981: Cessna T210N (N5256A), Springerville, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get green light on gear extension fly by looked good, nose gear collapsed near end of rollout.
- [Incident 19800630084559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630084559I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna T210N (N5256A), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot overran end of runway on landing due to loose sand and gravel on dirt strip.

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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