# Accident 19871224071859A: Cessna 210K, Chowchilla, CA, December 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1987, 00:05 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Airport: Chowchilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0697° N, 120.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0697&lon=-120.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8221M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221M-1991-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224071859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL TRYING TO LAND AT AIRPORT FOR FUEL. FAILED TO ACTIVATE LIGHTS AND CRASH LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA076), Dec 24, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8221M (1)

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

- [Incident 19870810050719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810050719I), Aug 10, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Bakersfield, CA. Unsafe gear indication after takeoff. Hard yaw manuevers gave safe indication. Nose door actuator o ring failed.

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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