# Accident 20181004019469A: Cessna 210-5A(205A), Wagoner, OK, October 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2018, 19:34 local time
- Place: Wagoner, OK
- Airport: Hefner-Easley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9656° N, 95.3419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9656&lon=-95.3419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495Z-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5A(205A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 3 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004019469A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 LOCAL TIME, PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT FROM HEFNER-EASLEY AIRPORT (H68) FOR A POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT.  ALL WENT NORMAL UNTIL HE SWITCHED TO LEFT FUEL TANK. SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING TANKS, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE  SMALL MISFIRES, WHICH INCREASED AS THE FLIGHT CONTINUED.  THE ENGINE FINALLY QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER HITTING TREES AND BRUSH, THE PILOT CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 51.  PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA006), Oct 4, 2018: Cessna 205 (N8495Z), Wagoner, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper maintenance of the magnetos, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8495Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19760919029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919029279A), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 2105A (N8495Z), Winona, KS, Substantial damage. PIC swerved to avoid mud puddle.

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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