NYC76FGT19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210L · Gaines, PA · March 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1976
Place
Gaines, PA · GAINES, PA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60636Cessna T210L
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760321032619A
Case key
153748

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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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3-1414  76/3/21    GAINES,PA           CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 4120
        TIME - 1015                    N60636              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OH                WINDSOR LOCKS,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N60636
Reported as
Cessna T210L
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.