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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210N · John Day, OR · March 15, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1979
Place
John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7426NCessna T210N
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790315009279A
Case key
137122

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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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3-1273  79/3/15    JOHN DAY,OR         CESSNA T210N        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N7426N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 49, 2140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            228 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN DAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                SALEM,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7426N
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
John Day

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7426N · 1

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