# Incident 19970508017279I: Cessna 210N, Winona, MN, May 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1997, 07:21 local time
- Place: Winona, MN
- Airport: Winona Municipal-Max Conrad Fld
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 44.0405° N, 91.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0405&lon=-91.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7398M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7398M-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508017279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO NUMBER SIX PISTON AND/OR VALVE FAILURE. NTSB PARTICIPATED IN INVESTIGATION. ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO CONTINENTAL ENGINES FOR ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF POWERPLANT FAILURE, AWAITING RESULTS. WILL SUBMIT M AND D REPORT WHEN CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI97IA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA127), May 8, 1997: Cessna T210 (N7398M), Winona, MN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to improper maintenance installation.

## Other reports on N7398M (6)

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

- [Incident 20040909025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040909025609I), Sep 9, 2004: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Concord, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Due to the right landing gear failing to extend the decision was made between the company and pilot that a gear up landing would be the best course of…
- [Incident 19980710023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710023519I), Jul 10, 1998: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Olathe, KS. Level at cruise smoke from engine diverted to ixd. No engine fire. Source unknown.
- [Incident 19960705021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705021879I), Jul 5, 1996: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Beaverville, IL. Narrative: on July 5, 1996, at 1100 CDT, a Cessna 210, N7398M, registered to prompt air, inc., made an emergency landing near Beaverville, IL. The engine…
- [Incident 19960604017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604017679I), Jun 4, 1996: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: on 06/04/96 at approximately 0825Z time, a Cessna CE-210-T210M aircraft (N7398M) departed down town parks (cps) airport in saint louis, Illinois en…
- [Incident 19951212040249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040249I), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: --on 12-12-95, Cessna model T210 airplane, N7398M, being operated by prompt air inc. landed at standiford field (sdf) in Louisville, KY with the…
- [Incident 19951005036859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005036859I), Oct 5, 1995: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Dubuque, IA, Damage unknown. Narrative: aircraft was cleared to taxi from parking area at FBO to runway 13. While crossing arrival end of runway 18, pilot squared the turn, departing…

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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