# Accident 19881002042409A: Cessna T210M, Prosser, WA, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Prosser, WA
- Airport: Prosser Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1202° N, 119.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1202&lon=-119.6799&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 450 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED AND BURNED. CONTAMINATION IN FUEL BUT NOT CONCLUSIVE. AIRSPEED NOT MAINTAINED.

## 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 SEA89FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA002), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna T210M (N1817M), Prosser, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1817M (3)

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

- [Incident 19850803044519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803044519I), Aug 3, 1985: Cessna T210M (N1817M), Bellingham, WA, Minor damage. Oil on windshield before engine seized. Landed gear up beside runway. Connecting rod failed.
- [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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