# NTSB IAD78FKW06: Cessna 210, N2397F, Powell, TN, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Powell, TN · POWELL, TN
- Location: 36.0359° N, 84.0297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0359&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FKW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1314   78/6/4  NR.POWELL,TN          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 800
        TIME - 1420                    N2397F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,IL               KNOXVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #4 CONROD.OIL CHANGED DAY BEFORE ACDNT.ENG FAILED 1.44HRS SINCE OIL CHANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2397F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397F-1978-08-22), registration cancelled 1978-08-22, S/N 21058597 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Powell

## 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 19780604013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013889A), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 210E, Powell, TN, Destroyed. #4 Conrod. Oil changed day before acdnt. Eng failed 1.44HRS since ohange.

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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