Cessna T210N N6493N
17 August 2012 · Bakersfield, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 2012 at about 21:25 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N6493N was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bakersfield, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadows Field Airport (BFL)
- Coordinates
- 35.4336, -119.0575
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N
- Registration
- N6493N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bakersfield → Redlands
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12LA414
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to an in-flight fire of undetermined origin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following departure, the pilot banked the airplane to align with the right crosswind of the traffic pattern. He observed smoke entering the cockpit, and the engine began to produce only partial power. The pilot chose to return to the airport, but, due to the power loss, the airplane was unable to reach the runway. The pilot landed the airplane in a field outside the airport's perimeter. The exhaust clamp was found fractured. An area of the fracture appeared flat with granular features, but no clear evidence of preexisting cracks or progressive crack growth was observed. Circumferential cracks were noted in the retainer segments. Although these cracks may have been preexisting, they were not long enough to allow separation of the joint before the band fracture. The exhaust clamp likely fractured due to overstress loading of the joint during the landing. The cause of the in-flight fire could not be determined from the remaining evidence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2012 | Cessna T210N | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Cessna T210N | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Cessna T210N | Armonk, New York, United States | Keith Weiner | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jun 2013 | Cessna T210N | Salmon, Idaho, United States | Scott Patrick | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2011 | Cessna T210N | Amarillo, Texas, United States | MUY Flying LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2013 | Cessna T210N | Roma, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2012 | Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX | Sacramento, California, United States | Greg Thomas Group Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2012 | Haycraft SPORT HORNET | Mariposa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Feb 2012 | Aeronca 7BCM | Woodland, California, United States | Red Sky Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2012 | Beechcraft B36TC | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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