# Incident 19911201062879I: Cessna T210M, Laveta, CO, December 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1991, 12:56 local time
- Place: Laveta, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5109° N, 104.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5109&lon=-104.9992&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 TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911201062879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. FORCED LANDING ON SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY. WHEELS UP LANDING. NR1 CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## 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 DEN92IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA013), Dec 1, 1991: Cessna T210M (N6179N), La Veta, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NO 1 CONNECTING ROD DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION FROM BLOCKED OIL PORTS.

## Other reports on N6179N (1)

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

- [Incident 19910920058599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920058599I), Sep 20, 1991: Cessna T210M (N6179N), Laveta, CO, Minor damage. Engine malfunction. Forced landing on a highway. Found no compression in NR1 cylinder and no NR1 piston movement.

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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