# Incident 19940114007529I: Cessna 210J, Paragould, AR, January 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1994, 07:45 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0584° N, 90.4973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paragould, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0584&lon=-90.4973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3368S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3368S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 198 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940114007529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 14, 1994, AT 0745 CST, A CESSNA 210J, N3368S, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ADELBERTO R. FONTICIELLA, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKE OFF AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A POWER OFF, FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR 14, PART 91, BY A PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS ON JANUARY 14, 1994, AT 0740 CST. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TWO PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT. THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE AND LOWER ENGINE COWL SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH: INSPECTION OF FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED FUEL IN MAIN FUEL SCREEN HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3368S (2)

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

- [Incident 20250116004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250116004549I), Jan 16, 2025: Cessna 210J (N3368S), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. On 1-16-2025, a Cessna 210 with retractable gear (complex aircraft) was flying into Douglas Bisbee airport (dug) when the aircraft made a gear up landing. This…
- [Incident 19800815066639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066639I), Aug 15, 1980: Cessna 210 (N3368S), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear due to missing connecting pin.

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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