# NTSB CHI71FBD34: Cessna 210H, N5947F, Aurora, IL, October 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1970
- Place: Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4016  70/10/21   AURORA,ILL          CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2300
        TIME - 1510                    N5947F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOLIET,ILL                  CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R TANK HAD FUEL. SWITCHED TANKS TOO LATE,DIDNT USE BOOST PUMP. LND IN CORN FLD,GR PARTIALLY DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5947F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5947F), registered now, S/N 21058947, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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