# Accident 19850508015979A: Cessna 210E, Natchitoches, LA, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 17:34 local time
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7498° N, 93.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7498&lon=-93.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2367F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2367F-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508015979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD AFTER AIRCRAFT BACKFIRED AND LOST POWER. AIR DOOR ROLL PIN INGESTED, MAGNETO CROSS FIRING.

## 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 FTW85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA215), May 8, 1985: Cessna 210E (N2367F), Natchitoches, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2367F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740107000369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740107000369A), Jan 7, 1974: Cessna 210E (N2367F), Oneill, NE, Substantial damage. R wheel enctrd 3-4 in snow drifts acft veered into snow bank.

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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