# NTSB MKC72FCG43: Cessna T210L, N4671Q, Clinton, MO, March 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1972
- Place: Clinton, MO · CLINTON, MO
- Location: 38.3712° N, 93.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3712&lon=-93.7681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1206  72/3/23    CLINTON,MO          CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1135
        TIME - 1400                    N4671Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR5 CNCTNG ROD.OVERSHOT ARPT-PUT FLAP SWITCH DOWN,MASTER SWITCH OFF,FLAPS STAYED UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4671Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4671Q-2024-11-02), registration cancelled 2024-11-02, S/N 21059571, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clinton Memorial

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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