# NTSB CHI69F0492: Cessna 210-5, N8390Z, Defiance, OH, February 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1969
- Place: Defiance, OH · DEFIANCE, OH
- Location: 41.2810° N, 84.3658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2810&lon=-84.3658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0492

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069  69/2/18    DEFIANCE,OHIO       CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1612                    N8390Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 40, 2451 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- ONE BLADE OF PROP FAILED AT LAST THREAD ON BLADE SHANK. LANDED ON ROAD,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8390Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8390Z), registered now, S/N 205-0390, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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