# NTSB CHI80FA009: Cessna T210L, N22434, Galesburg, IL, November 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1979
- Place: Galesburg, IL · GALESBURG, IL
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2865  79/11/23   GALESBURG,IL        CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2184
        TIME - 1820                    N22434              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1220 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,OH                  GALESBURG,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY IND 10 GAL HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22434](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22434-2026-07-31), registration cancelled 2026-07-31, S/N 21059748, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galesburg

## 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 19791123033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123033429A), Nov 23, 1979: Cessna 210L, Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on short final. Landed short of rwy. Flipped over. No fuel found in acft. Left fuel gage defective.

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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