33.2376° N, 107.2762° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Truth or Consequences, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 26, 1987 · 09:00 local
Place
Truth Or Conseq, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2659M
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total45 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right engine lost oil pressure. Diverted to a safe landing. Engine case cracked with pistons broken and cracked.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. DIVERTED TO A SAFE LANDING. ENGINE CASE CRACKED WITH PISTONS BROKEN AND CRACKED.