# NTSB LAX79DUJ87: Cessna T210, N2431K, Kingman, AZ, June 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1979
- Place: Kingman, AZ · KINGMAN, AZ
- Location: 35.1894° N, 114.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1894&lon=-114.0530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1909  79/6/26    KINGMAN,AZ          CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 636
        TIME - 0920                    N2431K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             BOULDER CITY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        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)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2431K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2431K-2015-06-23), registration cancelled 2015-06-23, S/N 21061774, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (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

## 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 19790626016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626016479A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 210, Kingman, AZ, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain fuel. Departed for another airport for fuel. Ran out of fuel enroute. Crash landed.

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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