# Accident 19920403008829A: Cessna 210, Florence, SC, April 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1992, 17:43 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1808° N, 79.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1808&lon=-79.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320E-1994-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403008829A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COUNTER WEIGHT RETENTION RINGS LED TO ENGINE BLOWUP.

## 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 ATL92LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA073), Apr 3, 1992: Cessna 210 (N7320E), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT RETENTION RINGS WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE RETENTION PIN, ALLOWING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO STRIKE THE CRANKCASE.…

## Other reports on N7320E (2)

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

- [Incident 19901216062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901216062709I), Dec 16, 1990: Cessna 210 (N7320E), Mars, PA. Engine cut out on climb. Returned and landed safely. Power loss due to induction system icing.
- [Accident 19741028038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741028038979A), Oct 28, 1974: Cessna 210 (N7320E), Johnstown, PA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.