# NTSB MKC66F0096: Cessna 210E, N2312F, Mccracken, KS, July 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1965
- Place: Mccracken, KS · MCCRACKEN, KS
- Location: 38.5821° N, 99.5684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCracken, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5821&lon=-99.5684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3275  65/7/19  NR.MCCRACKEN KANS     CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5532
        TIME - 1245                    N2312F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED. INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2312F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2312F), registered now, S/N 21058512, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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

## Other investigations on N2312F (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 MKC66F0173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0173), Aug 26, 1965: Cessna 210E (N2312F), Wichita, KS, 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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