Cessna 210B N9620X

Summary

On 30 July 1986 at about 13:20 local time, a Cessna 210B registered N9620X was involved in an accident near Hopewell, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1986 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hopewell, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.4590, -83.4099

Aircraft

Cessna 210B

Registration

N9620X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brandon → Terre Haute

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA86LA221

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLIGHT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHEN CRANKSHAFT FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE CRANKSHAFT CHEEK BETWEEN THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 RODBEARING JOURNAL. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DUE TO THE PILOT NOT WANTING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD DUE TO AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES RECORDS REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE IN MUD 25 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AS REQUIRED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONALLY IT WAS LEARNED THE ENGINE HAD 1788 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THAT THE ENGINE BE OVERHAULED EACH 1600 FLIGHT HOURS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.