# Accident 19921227051769A: Cessna 210, Smithville, TN, December 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Airport: Smithville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9493° N, 85.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9493&lon=-85.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7479E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7479E-1993-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 719 total, 314 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921227051769A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AT FUEL STOP. ELECTED TO TRY FOR HOME BASE. SLIPPED ON HIGH,NO FLAP LANDING. LOW FUEL UNPORTED.

## 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 ATL93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA043), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna 210 (N7479E), Smithville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PILOT MANUAL PROCEDURES BY SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT WITH INADEQUATE FUEL AVAILABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS WERE THE INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY ON THE…

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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