# Accident 19920226004099A: Cessna T210N, Lake Hughes, CA, February 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1992, 08:17 local time
- Place: Lake Hughes, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6898° N, 118.5199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6898&lon=-118.5199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9YT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9YT-1993-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 42 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92GA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92GA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226004099A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STALL SPIN ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE THRU BOLTS NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. CRANK SHIFTED,BROKE DUE OIL LOSS.

## 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 LAX92GA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92GA128), Feb 26, 1992: Cessna T210N (N9YT), Lake Hughes, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND INTENTIONAL…

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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