# Accident 19940917028239A: Cessna 210L, Elkhart, IN, September 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1994, 09:03 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6570° N, 86.0347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (3C1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6570&lon=-86.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732HS-2008-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917028239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN CORNFIELD. ADMITTED TOOK OFF ON EMPTY FUEL TANK. UNABLE RESTART ON FULL 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 CHI94LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA333), Sep 17, 1994: Cessna 210 (N732HS), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the fuel selector position which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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