# NTSB LAX81FUJ43: Cessna 210D, N393Q, Phoenix, AZ, March 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0605  81/3/18    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 14000
        TIME - 2010                    N393Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX DEER VALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT PLATE,PN 635623,BCM DISLODGED,DAMPER PIN CAME OUT & COUNTERWEIGHT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N393Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393Q-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 21058439, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Vall

## 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 19810318000009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318000009A), Mar 18, 1981: Cessna 210D, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent to airport. Landing on freeway, struck an embankment. Crankshaft counter weight broke off.

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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