# Incident 19790408012089I: Cessna 210K, Celina, TX, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Celina, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3246° N, 96.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Celina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3246&lon=-96.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9477M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9477M-1979-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408012089I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AT 3500 FEET.  ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE.  AIRPLANE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## Other reports on N9477M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760828031309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828031309A), Aug 28, 1976: Cessna 210K (N9477M), Dalhart, TX, 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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