# Accident 19910425012519A: Cessna P210N, Kansas City, MO, April 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1991, 16:25 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9909° N, 94.5401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9909&lon=-94.5401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65M-1991-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,443 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012519A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED AND BURNED. TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST PIPE CAME OFF. PILOT AWARE LOSS OF POWER PRIOR FLIGHT

## 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 CHI91FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA140), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna P210 (N65M), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE & FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

## Other reports on N65M (2)

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

- [Incident 19900413015539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413015539I), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna P210N (N65M), St Louis, MO. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing rollout. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19871030077679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030077679I), Oct 30, 1987: Cessna P210N (N65M), Houston, TX. Engine quit on climbout. Found engine fuel line connection at the distributor valve loose. Fuel leaked out.

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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