# Accident 19740103003509A: Cessna T210L, Menominee, MI, January 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1974
- Place: Menominee, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.1234° N, 87.6235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menominee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1234&lon=-87.6235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29134, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29134-1999-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 32 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740103003509A

## Narrative

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

QUESTIONABLE DESIGN OF QUICK DRAIN VALVE.APRNT ABSENCE OF MFG INSTRS FOR INSTALLATION THIS ACFT.

## 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 CHI74FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM35), Jan 3, 1974: Cessna T210L (N29134), Menominee, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29134 (4)

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

- [Accident 19971001029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001029369A), Oct 1, 1997: Cessna T210L (N29134), Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Vectored to gbr. Landed tall weeds. Hit unseen brook. Impacted. Broken crankshaft. Bearing failure.
- [Incident 19891007057429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007057429I), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna T210L (N29134), Eden Prairie, MN. Requested priority handling due to low fuel. Engine quit and landed on road. Had broken fuel line.
- [Accident 19850426019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426019399A), Apr 26, 1985: Cessna T210L (N29134), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Landed with gear partially up. Nose gear and left main not locked down. Right gear actuator split. Fluid lost.
- [Accident 19760714022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714022179A), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna T210L (N29134), Pipestone, MN, Substantial damage

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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