# Accident 19810318000009A: Cessna 210D, Phoenix, AZ, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 20:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393Q-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318000009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. LANDING ON FREEWAY, STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE OFF.

## 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 LAX81FUJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ43), Mar 18, 1981: Cessna 210D (N393Q), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N393Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800315038449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038449I), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 210D (N393Q), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed due to insufficient hydraulic fluid to properly actuate system.

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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