# NTSB CHI75ACA03: Cessna 210B, N9614X, Livingston, IL, January 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1975
- Place: Livingston, IL · LIVINGSTON, IL
- Location: 38.9686° N, 89.7637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9686&lon=-89.7637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75ACA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75ACA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0016   75/1/6    LIVINGSTON,IL       CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 251
        TIME - 0848                    N9614X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 MUNCIE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROD SAFTIED WITH IMPROPER PART.FORCED LANDING IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9614X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9614X), registered now, S/N 21057914, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19750106000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750106000029A), Jan 6, 1975: Cessna 210B, Livingston, IL, Substantial damage. Rod saftied with improper part. Forced landing in farm fld.

## Other investigations on N9614X (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 CHI96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA089), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 210 (N9614X), Shelbyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper use of procedure by wearing unapproved correcting lenses, and his…

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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