MIA71FLG25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210E · Fort Lawn, SC · March 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1971
Place
Fort Lawn, SC · FORT LAWN, SC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2322TCessna 210E
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160452

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1101  71/3/23    FORT LAWN,SC        CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N2322T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 46, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            146 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALADAGA,ALA                LANCASTER,SC
        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: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COUNTER WEIGHT SEPD FRM CRANKSHAFT,HIT,BROKE BOTH MAGNETOS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2322T
Reported as
Cessna 210E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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