# NTSB MKC80FA044: Cessna P210N, N731XK, Winfield, KS, July 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1980
- Place: Winfield, KS · WINFIELD, KS
- Location: 37.2428° N, 96.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2428&lon=-96.9797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731XK-2017-04-05), registration cancelled 2017-04-05, S/N P21000556 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Strother

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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