# NTSB OAK77FXQ33: Cessna 210L, N4624Q, Beckwourth, CA, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Beckwourth, CA · BECKWOURTH, CA
- Location: 39.8439° N, 120.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckwourth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8439&lon=-120.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FXQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2035  77/8/19    BECKWOURTH,CA       CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N4624Q              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 25, 520 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWOURTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BECKWOURTH,CA               ARCATA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: BAFFLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALL BAFFLES IN CORE ASSEMBLY,MUFFLER,LEFT HAND FAILED,PT NO 650-43.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4624Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4624Q), registered now, S/N 21059524, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beckwourth

## 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 19770819022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819022609A), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna 210L, Beckwourth, CA, Substantial damage. All baffles in core assembly,muffler,left hand failed,pt no 650-43.

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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