# NTSB LAX80FXQ05: Cessna 210, N78MC, Beckwourth, CA, November 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1979
- Place: Beckwourth, CA · BECKWOURTH, CA
- Location: 39.8439° N, 120.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckwourth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8439&lon=-120.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FXQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FXQ05

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3880  79/11/19   BECKWOURTH,CA       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3732
        TIME - 0515                    N78MC               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWOURTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  TONAPAH,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED AT #5 & 6 CYL JOURNALS EVIDENCE OF BELOW SURFACE FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78MC-1980-05-08), registration cancelled 1980-05-08, S/N 21062217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beckwourth

## 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 19791119043189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119043189A), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 210, Beckwourth, CA, Substantial damage. Engine rough en route. Diverted to near airport. Engine quit on final. Impact short of runway. Broken crankshaft.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.