# Accident 19780901031329A: Cessna 210H, Spokane, WA, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761CM-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,573 total, 434 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901031329A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT BROKEN THROUGH #3 ROD JOURNAL.

## 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 SEA78FYP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP50), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna T210M (N761CM), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N761CM (1)

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

- [Accident 19910419011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011629A), Apr 19, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761CM), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Smoke and power loss IFR. Broke out low. Struck powerlines, trees and house. Turbo charger wheel came off shaft.

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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