# NTSB CHI71FBD61: Cessna 210A, N9466X, Morris, IL, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1845  71/3/28    MORRIS,ILL          CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 642
        TIME - 1556                    N9466X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCAHONTAS,ARK              WEST CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRACK IN CASE LOCATED ABV NR 1 CYL MOUNTING TRAVELED UPWARD AND REARWARD,PISTON DESTROYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9466X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9466X-2005-12-02), registration cancelled 2005-12-02, S/N 21057766, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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
- Airport: Morris

## Other investigations on N9466X (2)

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 FTW02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA208), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna 210A (N9466X), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA226), Apr 29, 1998: Cessna 210A (N9466X), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The restricted movement of the elevator control system by a bolt.

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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