# Accident 19891111044979A: Cessna T210R, Columbia, MO, November 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1989, 17:13 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9494° N, 92.3196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9494&lon=-92.3196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6397U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6397U-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,262 total, 615 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111044979A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN TURBO SECTION ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED GEAR DOWN FLAPS UP OFF AIRPORT AND NOSED OVER TURBO DUCT AND PIPE MISSING

## 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 MKC90FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA026), Nov 11, 1989: Cessna T210 (N6397U), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A MISSING TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST DUCT AND TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY. THE CLAMP USED TO RETAIN THE TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY TO THE TURBOCHARGER WAS ALSO MISSING, CONTRIBUTING…

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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