# Accident 19790212002779A: Cessna T210L, Dunphy, NV, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 16:40 local time
- Place: Dunphy, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7088° N, 116.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunphy, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7088&lon=-116.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94242-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,401 total, 2 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.STRUCK FENCE DURING GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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