# Accident 20010424011689A: Cessna 210L, Farmington, MO, April 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2001, 14:05 local time
- Place: Farmington, MO
- Airport: Farmington Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7794° N, 90.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7794&lon=-90.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060V-2001-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010424011689A

## Narrative

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

(-23)FARMINGTON AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED A BRIEF DISTRESS CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SURGE SOUNDS. HE THEN WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE AN APPARENT 90 DEGREE BANK TO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE INTO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROX. 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PROPELLER WITH THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE AND 1"-2" OF CRANKSHAFT WERE LOCATED 1/4-1/2 MILE EAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE; A DEBRIS FIELD OF MOSTLY EMPENNAGE PARTS WERE FOUND 1/4 MILE EAST OF PROPELLER.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE EMPENNAGE 7-8 TIMES STARTING AT THE DORSAL FAIRING, PROGRESSING BACK THRU THE VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE & AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD.

## 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 CHI01FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA128), Apr 24, 2001: Cessna 210L (N5060V), Farmington, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The fracture of the crankshaft due to fatigue, the propeller separating from the airplane while in-flight, which resulted in the propeller striking the empennage structure and flight controls,…

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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