# Incident 19910920058599I: Cessna T210M, Laveta, CO, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 12:50 local time
- Place: Laveta, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5086° N, 105.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Veta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5086&lon=-105.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6179N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6179N-1996-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920058599I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. FOUND NO COMPRESSION IN NR1 CYLINDER AND NO NR1 PISTON MOVEMENT.

## Other reports on N6179N (1)

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

- [Incident 19911201062879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911201062879I), Dec 1, 1991: Cessna T210M (N6179N), Laveta, CO, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Forced landing on snow covered highway. Wheels up landing. NR1 connecting rod broke.

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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