Cessna T210N N6179Y
6 November 2010 · Baggs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 November 2010 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N6179Y, operated by Justin A. Thompson, was involved in an accident near Baggs, Wyoming, United States. 2 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baggs, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4678, -107.7681
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N
- Registration
- N6179Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Justin A. Thompson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Broken Bow → Brigham City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of a connecting rod cap retaining bolt during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during cruise flight, he heard and felt a solid “thump” that seemed to come from the engine compartment. Shortly thereafter, the oil pressure dropped and the engine eventually lost power. The pilot initiated a power-off forced landing on a rough and rutted dirt road. Although the initial touchdown was successful, due to the condition of the road, the pilot was unable to keep the airplane on the road surface, and it entered rough and uneven terrain. The nose of the airplane then dug into the terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The postaccident engine examination found that most of the engine oil had exited through a hole in the crankcase. Further examination found that the No. 1 connecting rod cap retaining bolt failed, ultimately resulting in the separation of the connecting rod from the crankshaft. The damage to the fracture surface on the portion of the retaining bolt that was recovered and the missing remainder of the bolt precluded any determination of bolt failure mode.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2010 | Cessna T210N | Presidio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Cessna T210N | Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States | Winfield Scott Tanner | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Cessna T210N | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Lamax Construction Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 2010 | Cessna T210N | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2009 | Cessna T210N | Corona, California, United States | TAX Busters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Cessna T210N | Armonk, New York, United States | Keith Weiner | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2010 | Holt Herbert L LONG EZ | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Holt Herbert L | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2010 | Aero Commander 114B | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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| 31 Jul 2010 | Cessna 177 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Mooney M20J | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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