# NTSB MKC74FCG27: Cessna 210J, N3346S, Irwin, MO, March 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1974
- Place: Irwin, MO · IRWIN, MO
- Location: 37.5904° N, 94.2897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irwin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5904&lon=-94.2897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1216  74/3/28    IRWIN,MO            CESSNA 210J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0838                    N3346S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3495 TOTAL HOURS, 47
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KANS                 SPRINGDALE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,REDUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANK SHAFT GR P/N 536421 FAILED,NO COUPLING BTWN GR AND CAMSHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3346S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3346S-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 21059146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Registry model: [Cessna 210J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (registry code 2073439) (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 19740328006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740328006989A), Mar 28, 1974: Cessna 210J, Irwin, MO, Destroyed. Crank shaft gr p/n 536421 failed,no coupling btwn gr and camshaft.

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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