# Incident 19790923050549I: Cessna T210K, Stanfield, AZ, September 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Stanfield, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8794° N, 111.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanfield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8794&lon=-111.9628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8286M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8286M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 400 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/19790923050549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOISE AND VIBRATION AT 13500 FEET, PROP STOPPED. CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. LANDED GEAR UP ON DIRT ROAD.

## Other reports on N8286M (1)

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

- [Incident 19931010041509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010041509I), Oct 10, 1993: Cessna T210K (N8286M), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated gear handle was lowered. Did not verify gear was down. Landed gear up.

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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