# Incident 19880227010399I: Cessna P210N, Dublin, CA, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 17:12 local time
- Place: Dublin, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7162° N, 121.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7162&lon=-121.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RS-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227010399I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT BANK DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. IMPROPER PILOT TECHNIQUE ON FUEL TANK SELECTION A MAJOR FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19780815024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815024999A), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna A185F (N3RS), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Tower reported density altitude as 8100 feet prior to takeoff. Mix full rich.

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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