Cessna 210G N5906F

Summary

On 13 September 2017 at about 22:17 local time, a Cessna 210G registered N5906F, operated by AWG Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Hallsville, Missouri, United States. One person was 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.

Date

13 September 2017 at 22:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Hallsville, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

39.1231, -92.1181

Aircraft

Cessna 210G

Registration

N5906F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

AWG Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Washington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA352

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the engine mixture control cable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that, while in cruise flight, a total loss of engine power occurred. After unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine, he landed the airplane gear up in a cornfield, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine mixture control cable had fractured about 9 inches from its attachment point at the engine. A metallurgical examination of the mixture control cable with a scanning electron microscope revealed fracture surface features that were consistent with a fatigue failure. It is likely that the engine mixture control cable fractured in flight, which led to a total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.