# NTSB CHI79FEP07: Cessna P210N, N4738P, Green Bay, WI, November 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Place: Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3726  78/11/15   GREEN BAY,WI        CESSNA P210N        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2148
        TIME - 1320                    N4738P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN-STRAUBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               GREEN BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL TANK EMPTY,L TANK 6GAL,SELECTOR ON R TANK.BOTH FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTERS BINDING/SLUGGISH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4738P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin-Straubel

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781115038259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781115038259A), Nov 15, 1978: Cessna 210H, Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. R fuel tank empty,l tank 6GAL,selector on r tank. Both fuel quantiransmitters binding/sluggish.

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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