# Accident 19860503015589A: Cessna P210R, Long Beach, CA, May 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8110° N, 118.1807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8110&lon=-118.1807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MM-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015589A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING.A MISALIGNED PISTON PIN CAUSED EXTREME CYLINDER OVERHEAT

## 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 LAX86FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA207), May 3, 1986: Cessna P210N (N55MM), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19940301003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003139A), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna P210R (N55MM), Bay Minette, AL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Departed IFR. Sigmets in area for severe storms. Reported gyros out. Broke up in flight. Ignored weather sigmets.

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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