# NTSB MIA79DA038: Cessna 210G, N5853F, Gt Inagua, Burkina Faso, January 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1979
- Place: Gt Inagua, Burkina Faso · GT INAGUA, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0566   79/1/6  NR.GT INAGUA,BAHAMA   CESSNA 210G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 4000
        TIME - 1430                    N5853F              PX-  2  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAINT MAARTEN,U.K.          GREAT INAGUA,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5853F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853F-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 21058853, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790106007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106007929A), Jan 6, 1979: Cessna 210C, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot experienced engine problem & smoke in the cabin. Ditched at sea. One passenger picked up. Others not found.

## Other investigations on N5853F (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI77FET17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET17), Jun 8, 1977: Cessna 210 (N5853F), Fremont, IN, substantial damage

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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