# Accident 19870502078829A: Cessna 210N, Apalachicola, FL, May 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1987, 17:21 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Airport: Apalachicola Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7206° N, 84.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7206&lon=-84.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4612C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4612C-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,466 total, 26 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502078829A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. UNABLE TO MAKE NEARBY AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED IN A SWAMP. MAIN BEARING TURNED ON JOURNAL

## 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 MIA87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA154), May 2, 1987: Cessna T210N (N4612C), Apalachicola, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4612C (1)

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

- [Accident 19871109067409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109067409A), Nov 9, 1987: Cessna T210N (N4612C), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed with mains up. Actuator o ring cut. Leaked all fluid. Hand gear pump pin not secured.

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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