# NTSB CHI74FEM35: Cessna T210L, N29134, Menominee, MI, January 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1974
- Place: Menominee, MI · MENOMINEE, MI
- Location: 45.1234° N, 87.6235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menominee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1234&lon=-87.6235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0570   74/1/3    MENOMINEE,MICH      CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N29134              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 27, 4400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENOMINEE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- QUESTIONABLE DESIGN OF QUICK DRAIN VALVE.APRNT ABSENCE OF MFG INSTRS FOR INSTALLATION THIS ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29134](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29134-1999-09-27), registration cancelled 1999-09-27, S/N 21059813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19740103003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740103003509A), Jan 3, 1974: Cessna T210L, Menominee, MI, Substantial damage. Questionable design of quick drain valve. Aprnt absence of mfg instrs for installation this acft.

## Other investigations on N29134 (3)

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 NYC98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA001), Oct 1, 1997: Cessna T210L (N29134), Gt. Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: slippage of the number 2 main bearing for undetermined reason(s) which resulted in a broken crankshaft.
- [NTSB CHI85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA177), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna T210L (N29134), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DER80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER80), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna T210L (N29134), Pipestone, MN, 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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