# Incident 19850803044519I: Cessna T210M, Bellingham, WA, August 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1817M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1817M-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,641 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803044519I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD BEFORE ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED GEAR UP BESIDE RUNWAY. CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## Other reports on N1817M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881002042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042409A), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna T210M (N1817M), Prosser, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit on climbout. Crashed and burned. Contamination in fuel but not conclusive. Airspeed not maintained.
- [Accident 19831004052489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831004052489A), Oct 4, 1983: Cessna T210M (N1817M), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing on airport. Engine failed about 1 minute after takeoff.
- [Incident 19781117026519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117026519I), Nov 17, 1978: Cessna T210M (N1817M), Seattle, WA. Forced landing after engine failed. Found broken crankshaft.

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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