# NTSB CHI72FEA20: Cessna 210G, N5901F, Laconia, IN, September 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1971
- Place: Laconia, IN · LACONIA, IN
- Location: 38.0318° N, 86.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0318&lon=-86.0855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2311  71/9/26    LACONIA,IND         CESSNA 210G         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N5901F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 1418 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               GILBERTSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALTRNATR GND THRU FUEL VAPOR RTRN LINE RESTNG ONALTRNATR FAILD,ARCD,MAG GNDD,MAIN FUEL LINE BURNED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5901F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5901F-2013-06-13), registration cancelled 2013-06-13, S/N 21058901, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5901F (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 FTW85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA075), Dec 14, 1984: Cessna 210G (N5901F), Temple, TX, destroyed

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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