# Incident 19870907064359I: Cessna T210N, Oklahoma City, OK, September 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1987, 16:52 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5427A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5427A-1993-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907064359I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION BLEW A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE COWLING AFTER LIFTOFF. SAFE RETURN TO AIRPORT. ENGINE DEFECT TO BE REPORTED

## Other reports on N5427A (2)

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

- [Accident 19880301003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301003949A), Mar 1, 1988: Cessna T210N (N5427A), Burns, OR, Destroyed. Engine quit at night. Impacted ground nose first and flipped over. Replacement crankshaft failed. Pilot not current
- [Incident 19840326015569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326015569I), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna T210N (N5427A), Mountain Home, ID, Minor damage. Neglected to extend the landing gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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