# Accident 19910227003589A: Cessna T210N, Elwood, IN, February 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1991, 16:25 local time
- Place: Elwood, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2695° N, 85.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2695&lon=-85.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 81 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910227003589A

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT TANK DRY. UNABLE RESTART ON RIGHT FUEL 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 CHI91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA101), Feb 27, 1991: Cessna T210N (N210MS), Elwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N210MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19860119005619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119005619I), Jan 19, 1986: Cessna T210N (N210MS), Greenville, TX, Minor damage. During touch and go student retracted gear instead of flaps.

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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