# NTSB CHI69F0557: Cessna 210-5, N8429Z, Mt Sterling, OH, March 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1969
- Place: Mt Sterling, OH · MT STERLING, OH
- Location: 39.7133° N, 83.2735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7133&lon=-83.2735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0557
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0557

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1041  69/3/23    MT STERLING,OHIO    CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1683
        TIME - 0700                    N8429Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 656 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DON HANNAWALT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDETERMINED RESTRICTION IN THE SELECTOR VALVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8429Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Don Hannawalt

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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