# Accident 19930105000579A: Cessna T210K, Metropolis, IL, January 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1993, 08:40 local time
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1494° N, 88.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1494&lon=-88.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732FB-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,100 total, 597 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE AND QUIT IFR EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. METAL PIECES LODGED IN TURBOCHARGER.

## 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 CHI93LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA064), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna T210K (N732FB), Metropolis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE.

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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