# Incident 19790419024249I: Cessna T210F, Hillsville, VA, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Airport: Twin Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7660° N, 80.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWIN COUNTY (HLX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7660&lon=-80.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6120R-1982-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 15 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/19790419024249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. LOOSE CLAMP FOUND ON INTAKE PIPE #3 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N6120R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800925042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925042619A), Sep 25, 1980: Cessna T210F (N6120R), Economy Boro, PA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during forced landing attempt after engine failure.

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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