- Date
- October 14, 1976
- Place
- Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6178FCessna 210J
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761014034559A
- Case key
- 152585
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3172 76/10/14 COLUMBUS,NE CESSNA 210J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2700 TIME - 1635 N6178F PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,NE SIOUX CITY,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- OIL QUICK DRAIN PLUG FOUND OPEN,EVIDENCE OF OIL DRAINING IN FLIGHT.REASON FOR MALFUNCTION IS UNDET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6178F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.