# Accident 19790408006619A: Cessna 210E, Westerville, OH, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 16:35 local time
- Place: Westerville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1235° N, 82.9136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1235&lon=-82.9136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4940U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4940U-1982-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,208 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408006619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING FLIGHT. FOUND NUT AND SPRING MISSING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR ROD ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CHI79FEK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK09), Apr 8, 1979: Cessna 210E (N4940U), Westerville, OH, substantial damage

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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