# NTSB CHI81FEX18: Cessna 210J, N3394S, Wirt, IN, June 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1981
- Place: Wirt, IN · WIRT, IN
- Location: 38.8095° N, 85.4536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wirt, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8095&lon=-85.4536&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 February 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3113  81/6/19    WIRT,IN             CESSNA 210J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1514                    N3394S              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 65, 8615 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            402 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK ELEC WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3394S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madison Muni

## 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 19810619034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034269A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 210J, Wirt, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing attempt after engine quit. Fuel tank selector had been switched.

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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