# NTSB CHI80FEX01: Cessna 210E, N232F, Fairbanks, IN, November 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1979
- Place: Fairbanks, IN · FAIRBANKS, IN
- Location: 39.2182° N, 87.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2182&lon=-87.5229&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 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3029   79/11/2 NR.FAIRBANKS,IN       CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 5282
        TIME - 1930                    N232F               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,IL              LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: BAFFLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HEAT EXCHANGER BAFFLE,P/N1250200-3,COLLAPSED,BLOCKING EXH PASSAGE OF #2,4,6 CYLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N232F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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