# NTSB LAX81FUJ80: Cessna 210, N6896R, Showlow, AZ, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Showlow, AZ · SHOWLOW, AZ
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ80-125357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3494  81/6/26    SHOWLOW,AZ          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1890
        TIME - 1310                    N6896R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOWLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHOWLOW,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 14GALS FUEL IN R WING,1 1/2GALS IN L WING,FUEL SEL ON L TK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6896R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Showlow

## 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 19810626047869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626047869A), Jun 26, 1981: Cessna T210G, Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern for landing. Landed near runway in rocks. Failed to use full tank and enrich mixture.

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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