19870528021659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Tallahassee, FL · May 28, 1987

Date
May 28, 1987 · 09:44 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Tallahassee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N121PL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA165
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,408 total297 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed from fuel starvation. The aircraft landed in an open field. Fuel selector was on an empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AN EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N121PL · 1

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