# Accident 19730304004159A: Cessna T210L, Macfarlan, WV, March 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1973
- Place: Macfarlan, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.0779° N, 81.1987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macfarlan, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0779&lon=-81.1987&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22405, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22405-2014-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730304004159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OIL DRAIN PLUG NOT SAFTIED AFTER OIL CHANGE.OIL DRAIN PLUG WORKED LOOSE-OIL EXHAUSTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73FIJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ20), Mar 4, 1973: Cessna T210L (N22405), Macfarlan, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22405 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20111006023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006023379I), Oct 6, 2011: Cessna T210L (N22405), Winchester, TN, Minor damage. The nose gear extended; however, the main gear did not extend on landing. No damage to the aircraft, other than tail tie down bent. Pilot did not check lights…
- [Incident 20001013016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013016459I), Oct 13, 2000: Cessna T210L (N22405), Birmingham, AL. (-23) Pilot landed rwy 36 bhm, taxied onto taxiway, engine stopped. Pilot attempted to restart. During restart smoke entered cockpit from area right and below…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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