# Accident 19890926036299A: Cessna 210B, Newport Beach, CA, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 20:02 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6266° N, 117.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6266&lon=-117.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9615X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9615X-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926036299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN OFFSHORE. FOUND CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.

## 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 LAX89LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA327), Sep 27, 1989: Cessna 210B (N9615X), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S CRANKSHAFT, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO SHORE.

## Other reports on N9615X (1)

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

- [Incident 19821027061459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027061459I), Oct 27, 1982: Cessna 210B (N9615X), Mccomb, MS. Engine failed at cruise altitude. Unable to restart engine. Found foreign matter in fuel line. Looked like rust.

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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