# Accident 19850115061689A: Cessna 210M, Stuart, FL, January 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1985, 21:30 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-80.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6164N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6164N-2023-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,464 total, 306 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850115061689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SUDDEN POWER LOSS DURING DARK NIGHT CRUISE FLIGHT. LANDED IN A FIELD. NUMBER 2 CYLINDER PISTON PIN HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA081), Jan 16, 1985: Cessna 210M (N6164N), Stuart, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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