# Accident 19831206060229A: Cessna 210N, Wentzville, MO, December 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1983, 11:25 local time
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Airport: Wentzville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8091° N, 90.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8091&lon=-90.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5209C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 131 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831206060229A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LAND AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. NR 2 ROD WAS BROKEN THROUGH THE ROD BEARING STRAP.

## 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 MKC84FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA034), Dec 6, 1983: Cessna 21ON (N5209C), Wentzville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5209C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800309024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309024059I), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 210N (N5209C), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown. No mechanical discrepancies found.

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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