# Accident 19920809029869A: Cessna 210J, Groton - New Lo, CT, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 18:12 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172F-1993-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 371 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809029869A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST OIL PRESSURE. ROUGH ENGINE. VECTOR TO RETURN. LOST POWER. DITCHED OFFSHORE. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 NYC92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA152), Aug 9, 1992: Cessna 210J (N6172F), Groton, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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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