# Accident 19740513018459A: Cessna 210E, Bay Minette, AL, May 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1974
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.8703° N, 87.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAY MINETTE MUNI (1R8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8703&lon=-87.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918U-1974-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKJ57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740513018459A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXPIRED 3 DAYS AFTR ACDT.CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT AND CON ROD BKN.ORDER OF FAIL WAS NOT RPTD.

## 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 MIA74FKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKJ57), May 13, 1974: Cessna 210E (N4918U), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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