# Accident 19891122047249A: Cessna T210L, Gillette, WY, November 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N843YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122047249A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER PATROLLING PIPELINE. LANDED GEAR UP IN SAGE BRUSH. SLID INTO DITCH. MAIN BEARING SHIFT BROKE CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 DEN90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA026), Nov 22, 1989: Cessna T210L (N843YT), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE AT LOW LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N843YT (2)

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

- [Incident 20010710014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710014969I), Jul 10, 2001: Cessna T210N (N843YT), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Nosewheel fork sheared while aircraft was taxiing. Propeller impacted pavement.
- [Incident 20000224001299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000224001299I), Feb 24, 2000: Cessna T210N (N843YT), Midwest, WY, Minor damage. (-23) On 02-24-99, N843YT, a Cessna T210N registered to true drilling LLC, casper, WY and used as a pipeline patrol aircraft was enroute from gillette, WY to…

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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