# Accident 19790417041719A: Cessna 210L, Cable, WI, April 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1979, 22:26 local time
- Place: Cable, WI
- Airport: Cable Union
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.1949° N, 91.2485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE UNION (3CU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1949&lon=-91.2485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5157Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157Q-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,599 total, 282 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417041719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. FOUND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 CHI79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA046), Apr 17, 1979: Cessna 210 (N5157Q), Cable, WI, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other reports on N5157Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760211002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760211002799A), Feb 11, 1976: Cessna 210L (N5157Q), Faulkton, SD, Substantial damage. Rwy icy,acft veered l off rwy into snowbank.

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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