# Accident 19770815032369A: Cessna 210, Zephyraills, FL, August 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Zephyraills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills,Fl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N6545X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6545X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,715 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815032369A

## Narrative

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

FUEL VENT LINE CHECK VALVE,P/N 0716125-1 STUCK CLOSED

## 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 MIA77FLD79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD79), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Zephyraills, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6545X (2)

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

- [Accident 19821105057119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105057119A), Nov 5, 1982: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed gear up in a swamp. Needle stuck in the closed position in the fuel manifold valve.
- [Accident 19740615018749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615018749A), Jun 15, 1974: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Watertown, WI, Substantial damage. Eng failed after switching to full tank.

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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