# NTSB CHI80FEI06: Cessna 205, N8173Z, Mansfield, OH, November 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1979
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2681   79/11/6   MANSFIELD,OH        CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 745
        TIME - 1339                    N8173Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OH                 KENT,OH                      MANSFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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 STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO FUEL AT MANSFIELD,NOTAMED.FUEL AVBL IN OTHER TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173Z-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 205-0173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791106031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106031819A), Nov 6, 1979: Cessna 2105, Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation from right fuel tank. Pilot failed to switch to left tank which contained fuel.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.