43.1478° N, 93.2004° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 24, 1990 · 10:00 local
Place
Mason City, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DFSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N732TN
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total6,000 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit after takeoff. Landed on highway median gear up due to snow. NR2 cylinder rod failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN GEAR UP DUE TO SNOW. NR2 CYLINDER ROD FAILED.