Cessna T210M N1982M
4 December 1985 · Highland, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N1982M, operated by Thomas J. O'connor, was involved in an accident near Highland, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Highland, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N1982M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas J. O'connor
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FA038
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AN ENG FAILURE OCCURRED. THE PLT FORCE LANDED THE ACFT IN A FLD BUT THE ROUGHNESS OF THE LANDING SURFACE RESULTED IN THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THE EXHAUST VAVLE HAD FAILED IN THE #4 CYLINDER. THE VAVLE GUIDES WERE FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY WORN IN ALL THE CYLINDERS. ACCORDING TO THE ENG LOGBOOK ALL THE VALVE GUIDES WERE REPLACED DURING A TOP OVERHAUL THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED 137 ENG OPERATING HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna T210M | Flora, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Cessna T210M | Joplin, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1985 | Cessna T210M | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210M | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1985 | Cessna T210M | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Cessna T210M | Kilgore, Texas, United States | Rodan Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1985 | Gulfstream 690A | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | Thomas Wiles | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1985 | Boeing 747-123 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Carriers | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Aerospatiale SA365N | Adrian, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Troy, Michigan, United States | Lentini Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft 58P | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |