# Accident 19890904033569A: Cessna T210M, Rangely, CO, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rangely, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0795° N, 108.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-108.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761RP-1991-09-03) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 172 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033569A

## Narrative

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

NOISY ROUGH ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE LOSS. LANDED GEAR UP AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE.CRANKSHAFT BROKEN FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 DEN89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA206), Sep 4, 1989: Cessna T210M (N761RP), Rangely, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

## Other reports on N761RP (1)

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

- [Incident 19880228043739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228043739I), Feb 28, 1988: Cessna T210M (N761RP), Groesbeck, TX, Minor damage. Engine failed at cruise. Crashed into an open pasture. Found engine had failed internally.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.