# Incident 19870221040579I: Cessna T210M, Hutchinson, KS, February 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6971B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6971B-1988-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221040579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE.

## Other reports on N6971B (1)

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

- [Incident 19781031027949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031027949I), Oct 31, 1978: Cessna T210M (N6971B), Grand Junction, CO. Pilot relied on fuel gauge which showed 200 lbs for 30 minute test flight. Ran out of fuel on final

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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