# Accident 19791028029429A: Cessna 210A, Birmingham, AL, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6638X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6638X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 33 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028029429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT SUSPECTED. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY WITH GEAR PARTIALLY DOWN.

## 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 MIA80FKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ07), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 210 (N6638X), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6638X (2)

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

- [Incident 19820123001739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001739I), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 210A (N6638X), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On landing rollout, nose wheel shimmied, brace attach rivets failed. Gear collapsed. Nose tire not balanced.
- [Accident 19731125038089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731125038089A), Nov 25, 1973: Cessna 210A (N6638X), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Oil filler cap off. Oil cvrd windshield. Acft rolled beyond end of rwy into soft sand.

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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