# Accident 19910320006569A: Cessna 210L, New Orleans, LA, March 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9597° N, 90.1592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9597&lon=-90.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219CG-1991-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320006569A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATIONS ON DEPARTURE. NOSED OVER NEAR RUNWAY. PRIOR ENGINE VIBRATIONS. ADVISED INTERNAL DEFECT.

## 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 FTW91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA054), Mar 20, 1991: Cessna 210 (N219CG), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO FATIGUE INDUCED CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN 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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