# Accident 19930430011489A: Cessna P210N, Oakland, CA, April 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7283° N, 122.2567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7283&lon=-122.2567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HP-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930430011489A

## Narrative

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

PURCHASED PLANE WITH METAL IN OIL SCREEN. ADVISED NOT TO FLY UNTIL FIXED. IGNORED. CRANKSHAFT FAILED 22HR LATER.

## 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 LAX93LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA194), May 1, 1993: Cessna P210N (N731HP), Oakland, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's poor decision to continue flying the airplane with a known deficiency and the poorly performed major overhaul of the engine. The failed crankshaft due to fatigue are factors in this…

## Other reports on N731HP (2)

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

- [Accident 19831016054619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831016054619A), Oct 16, 1983: Cessna P210N (N731HP), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Gauges went to zero near destination. Engine then quit. Landed gear up in a rough field. Fuel tanks were empty.
- [Incident 19810108005769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810108005769I), Jan 8, 1981: Cessna P210N (N731HP), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft level at 2500 feet when struck by two birds.

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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