# Accident 19940908048089A: Cessna T210M, Willacooche, GA, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Willacooche, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3393° N, 83.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3393&lon=-83.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761GQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761GQ-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908048089A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH AN AUTO ATTEMPTING LANDING ON HIGHWAY. LOST OIL PRESSURE. HOLE IN PISTON DUE DETONATION.

## 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 ATL94LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA169), Sep 8, 1994: Cessna T210M (N761GQ), Willacooche, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE FUEL LEANING DURING IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN PRE-IGNITION/DETONATION AND A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND…

## Other reports on N761GQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19870519023439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519023439I), May 19, 1987: Cessna T210M (N761GQ), Billings, MT. Pilot encountered stiff and difficult to handle control after climb. Returned. Frozen moisture on control.

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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