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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Battle Mt, NV · February 2, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 2, 1979
Place
Battle Mt, NV · BATTLE MT, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94242Cessna 210
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137865

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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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3-0279   79/2/2  NR.BATTLE MT,NV       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 4401
        TIME - 1640                    N94242              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNEMUCCA,NV               ELKO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT FENCE DURING FLAIR FOR EMERG LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N94242
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.