# Accident 19900226002909A: Cessna 210M, Sarasota-Brand, FL, February 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1990, 17:01 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525CW-1992-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,119 total, 5,276 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226002909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW CONNECTING ROD ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED ON AIRPORT. HIT DITCH FLIPPED OVER. CRANKSHAFT HAD FRACTURED.

## 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 MIA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA074), Feb 26, 1990: Cessna 210-M (N525CW), Sarasota, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY CRANKSHAFT FAILURE, DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.

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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