MKC80FA044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P210N · Winfield, KS · July 14, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1980
Place
Winfield, KS · WINFIELD, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N731XKCessna P210N
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129279

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2596  80/7/14  NR.WINFIELD,KS        CESSNA P210N        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1818
        TIME - 1430                    N731XK              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LAKELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DETONATION RESULTED IN HOLES BURNED IN #2 CYL HD AND #6 PISTON.

Aircraft

Registration
N731XK
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Strother

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.