# Accident 19890114000569A: Cessna T210N, Florence, SC, January 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence City-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1800° N, 79.7794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1800&lon=-79.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5289Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5289Y-1992-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,927 total, 710 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000569A

## Narrative

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

A ROD FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CRANKCASE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN BOLTS UNDER TORQUED.

## 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 ATL89LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA074), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5289Y), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY TORQUE THE THRU BOLTS DURING NUMBER 2 CYLINDER INSTALLATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE TERRAIN FEATURES WHICH LED TO THE COLLAPSE OF…

## Other reports on N5289Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19830103000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830103000149A), Jan 3, 1983: Cessna T210N (N5289Y), Orla, TX, Substantial damage. Engine failed en route. Crash landed gear up in rough terrain. No engine defects found. Damage prevented fuel status

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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