# NTSB MKC77FCJ03: Cessna 210J, N6178F, Columbus, NE, October 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1976
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178F-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 21059078 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19761014034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761014034559A), Oct 14, 1976: Cessna 210J, Columbus, NE, Substantial damage. Oil quick drain plug found open,evidence of oil draining in flight. Reason for malfunction is undet

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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