# Accident 19820604020759A: Cessna 210L, Wichita Falls, TX, June 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Tom Danaher
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8492° N, 98.5390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8492&lon=-98.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5280V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280V-1992-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,519 total, 1,480 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604020759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT DUE TO A BROKEN PISTON PIN. TOO HIGH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD

## 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 FTW82DA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA212), Jun 5, 1982: Cessna 210L (N5280V), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5280V (2)

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

- [Accident 19901205062669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205062669A), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 210L (N5280V), New Haven, CT, Substantial damage. Lost electrics. No lights. On landing hit truck. Driver was transmitting on wrong frequency. No beacon on truck.
- [Incident 19900604026209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604026209I), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 210L (N5280V), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe gear down light. Made go around. Used emergency extension procedures. Landed without incident.

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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