# Incident 20150916015009I: Cessna 210A, Sparta, IL, September 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2015, 17:22 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1395° N, 89.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1395&lon=-89.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9461X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9461X-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916015009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED AN OFF FIELD LANDING WITH NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9461X (1)

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

- [Incident 19840722038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722038019I), Jul 22, 1984: Cessna 210A (N9461X), Renton, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Found nose gear actuator piston and rod broken. Nose gear would not lock down.

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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