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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210K · Boulder, CO · February 3, 1979

Date
February 3, 1979 · 09:33 local
Place
Boulder, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9490M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FA019
Reported as
Cessna T210K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped enroute. Pilot misjudged landing area. Found broken valves. No cold weather preheat start. Heavy oil.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE.PILOT MISJUDGED LANDING AREA.FOUND BROKEN VALVES.NO COLD WEATHER PREHEAT START.HEAVY OIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.