# NTSB MIA77DKG42: Cessna 210, N9472T, Folkston, GA, July 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1977
- Place: Folkston, GA · FOLKSTON, GA
- Location: 30.8391° N, 82.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Folkston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8391&lon=-82.0073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 72-20-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-20-02), [AD 76-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2414   77/7/6    FOLKSTON,GA         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 611
        TIME - 0935                    N9472T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKVILLE,FL               COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRACK IN #2 CYL.AD72-20-02 NCW,AD76-04-01 OVERDUE.AVOIDING TRUCK ON HWY,HIT ROADSIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9472T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9472T), registered now, S/N 57272, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770706018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706018669A), Jul 6, 1977: Cessna 210, Folkston, GA, Substantial damage. Crack in #2 cyl.AD72-20-02 ncw,AD76-04-01 overdue. Avoiding truck on hwy,hit roadsign.

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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