# Accident 19930620019499A: Cessna P210N, Pulaski, IL, June 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1993, 11:37 local time
- Place: Pulaski, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2107° N, 89.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2107&lon=-89.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4813P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4813P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620019499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OVER SIX GAL IN OTHER 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 CHI93LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA217), Jun 20, 1993: Cessna P210 (N4813P), Pulaski, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel tank selection resulting in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident is the soft emergency landing surface.

## Other reports on N4813P (1)

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

- [Incident 20210129005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210129005469I), Jan 29, 2021: Cessna P210N (N4813P), Crystal Springs, MS, Minor damage. During climb out [privacy data omitted] observed the cylinder temperature on the #1 cylinder rising and the engine began running rough with abnormal vibration.…

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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