Cessna 210 News (Full Feed)

Photo: The rain falls mainly on the plane (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:12:37 PDT

John Stoberski of Las Vegas wiped rainwater from the wing of his 1960 Cessna 210, one of the airplanes on static display at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station's Air Show. Rain gave way to sun yesterday on the final day of the show.

Coast Guard rescues pilot and dog (WTOC 11 Savannah)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:17:01 PDT

The Coast Guard rescued a pilot and dog from a downed single-engine aircraft in a marshy area 10-miles southeast of Hunter Army Airfield Saturday at noon.

Preparing hunters for change (The Daily Sentinel)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:34:45 PDT

Seen from the air, the scar of the Bull Mountain pipeline corridor snakes across open meadows, dark spruce forests and immense stands of green and gold aspen.

Engine failure caused plane to make emergency landing in Bay (Oakland Tribune)

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:10:26 PDT

Sept. 10 crash of Cessna 210 was due to "catastrophic engine failure" according to the National Transportation Safety Board

Bay plane crash blamed on engine failure (Contra Costa Times)

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:04:23 PDT

SAN FRANCISCO — Engine failure prompted the pilot of a small plane to make an emergency landing into the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 10, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board said today.

SAN FRANCISCO / Hole in crankcase brought plane down (San Francisco Chronicle)

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:31:32 PDT

The single-engine plane that splash-landed in San Francisco Bay during an aerial-photography flight this month apparently lost engine oil because of a hole in its crankcase, according to a preliminary report issued by federal investigators. Pilot Bruce Moody...

A living miracle recounts air crash (Independent Online)

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:30:33 PDT

Given barely a 20 percent chance of surviving, Pretoria burns survivor Hannes Steyn has proven and shown that miracles do occur.

Airport safety issues addressed by commissioners (Baxter Bulletin)

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:11:53 PDT

Airport commissioners received a laundry list of safety concerns during a special meeting Wednesday, ranging from potholes near some hangars to unanswered telephones in emergencies.

Namibia: Aviation Sector Faces Overhaul (AllAfrica.com)

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:31:44 PDT

The Works and Transport Ministry is to submit recommendations to Cabinet on the revamping of the aviation industry to curb increasing small aircraft accidents that have so far claimed nine lives.

Namibia: Plastic Bag Caused Deadly Air Crash (AllAfrica.com)

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:49:27 PDT

THE deadly plane crash in Windhoek's Hochland Park area 10 days ago was caused by a "human error" - plastic bags were left over the air intake tubes of the aircraft during a maintenance inspection three days before the accident, according to a first report on the investigation of the incident.

James Snow, 79: Cabinet minister - Toronto Star

James Snow, 79: Cabinet minister
Toronto Star, Canada - Sep 16, 2008
He was a pilot for most of his life, but when he turned 70, he sold his Cessna 210 and gave up flying. The next year, he bought Hornby Glen Golf Course, ...

Plastic bag caused deadly air crash - Namibian

Plastic bag caused deadly air crash
Namibian, Namibia - Sep 16, 2008
Five Swiss visitors to Namibia were on board the Cessna 210 aircraft, V5-BIG, which was operated by a Windhoek-based air charter company, Wings Over Africa, ...

Human error shatters Westair 41-year maintenance record - Informante

Human error shatters Westair 41-year maintenance record
Informante, Namibia - Sep 18, 2008
The investigation uncovered evidence that Westair Maintenance carried out negligent work on the Cessna 210 that went down in Hochland Park in Windhoek, ...

A living miracle recounts air crash - Independent Online

A living miracle recounts air crash
Independent Online, South Africa - Sep 20, 2008
The three were taking off in a Cessna 210 Centurion from an airstrip at Krokodilspruit, north of Pretoria, to fly Dietrich to his grandmother's home, ...

SAN FRANCISCO Hole in crankcase brought plane down - San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO Hole in crankcase brought plane down
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Sep 24, 2008
Pilot Bruce Moody and photographer Matt Barcelona were aboard a 1979 Cessna 210 Centurion when the plane lost power 1500 feet over the water off Emeryville ...

NTSB Says Ditched C210 Suffered Oil Loss Through Crankcase - Aero-News Network

NTSB Says Ditched C210 Suffered Oil Loss Through Crankcase
Aero-News Network, FL - Sep 24, 2008
While the official ruling remains months away regarding the circumstances that led two men to ditch their Cessna 210 Centurion in the waters of San ...

The Savvy Aviator #62: What's That Going To Cost? - AVweb

The Savvy Aviator #62: What's That Going To Cost?
AVweb, CT - Sep 24, 2008
I know one owner who was charged nearly $1000 to have his Cessna 210 deiced in Memphis, another who was charged $350 for one hour in a heated hangar to melt ...

Bay plane crash blamed on engine failure - San Jose Mercury News

Bay plane crash blamed on engine failure
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Sep 25, 2008
The pilot was flying a Cessna 210 Centurion plane with one passenger onboard when, at about 1:50 pm, the plane experienced "catastrophic engine failure," ...

Crashed Jet Carrying Cocaine Linked to CIA - Atlantic Free Press

Crashed Jet Carrying Cocaine Linked to CIA
Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Sep 29, 2008
In October 2007, he was detained by Canadian officials after they searched a Cessna 210 he had flown to Nova Scotia and found two Derringer pistols he had ...

Cessna Training Manuals - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

Cessna Training Manuals
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - Oct 8, 2008
Red Sky Ventures announces the latest in their type rating series, the Cessna 210 Training Manual. In the aim for continual improvements in aviation safety, ...