# Incident 19790501100009I: Cessna 210, Bunker, MO, May 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1979, 06:45 local time
- Place: Bunker, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.4576° N, 91.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunker, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4576&lon=-91.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6153N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6153N-2015-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,495 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79IA025-134984) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501100009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED, THEN SEIZED. CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGEIN FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MKC79IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79IA025-134984), May 1, 1979: Cessna 210 (N6153N), Bunker, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N6153N (1)

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

- [Incident 19810729062759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729062759I), Jul 29, 1981: Cessna 210M (N6153N), Longview, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rotation for takeoff. Skid 750 ft on takeoff. Maintenance found no discrepancies.

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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