# Accident 19900823035359A: Cessna T210L, Edgewood, NM, August 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1990, 10:50 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Airport: Sandia Airpark Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0796° N, 106.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0796&lon=-106.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5397V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397V-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (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 TSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 66 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823035359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER NEWLY INSTALLED CYLINDERS WHICH MAY HAVE OVERSTRESSED ROD BEARINGS.

## 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 DEN90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA173), Aug 23, 1990: Cessna T-210-L (N5397V), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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