# Accident 19870528021659A: Cessna 210L, Tallahassee, FL, May 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1987, 09:44 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4494° N, 84.3506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4494&lon=-84.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121PL-1993-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,408 total, 297 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528021659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA87LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA165), May 28, 1987: Cessna 210L (N121PL), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N121PL (1)

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

- [Accident 19920922037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920922037919A), Sep 22, 1992: Cessna 210L (N121PL), St Augustine, FL, Destroyed. Lost power en route. Force landed in trees. Pilot reported fuel tanks showed empty prior to power loss.

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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