# NTSB FTW68A0082: Cessna 210G, N5920F, Paige, TX, March 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1968
- Place: Paige, TX · PAIGE, TX
- Location: 30.2130° N, 97.1258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paige, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2130&lon=-97.1258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2851  68/3/25    PAIGE,TEX           CESSNA 210G         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4560
        TIME - 1155                    N5920F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUFF GOOBER RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.4 TOP SPARK PLUG FAILED. PRE-IGNITION CAUSED HOLE IN NO.4 PISTON. INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5920F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duff Goober Ranch

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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