# Accident 19790724020779A: Cessna 210M, Show Low, AZ, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555BG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,816 total, 1,678 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ94) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724020779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AFTER TAKEOFF. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED IN A ROCKY FIELD. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 LAX79FUJ94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ94), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna T210M (N555BG), Show Low, AZ, 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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