# NTSB ATL80IA052: Cessna P210N, N3859P, Nashville, GA, June 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1980
- Place: Nashville, GA · NASHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.2057° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2057&lon=-83.2464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80IA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0007   80/6/7    NASHVILLE,GA        CESSNA P210N        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1720                    N3859P              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRIEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD & NUT MISSING.9 OTR NUTS LOOSE.BATTERY BOX,SOLENOID PNL,CYL FINS OVERHEATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3859P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Berrien

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800607090369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607090369I), Jun 7, 1980: Cessna P210N, Nashville, GA, Minor damage. Za zr engine caught fire due to loose exhaust nuts. Ran off end of runway after forced landing.

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.

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