# Accident 19941001032319A: Cessna T210M, Richmond, UT, October 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9006° N, 111.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9006&lon=-111.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732VK-2012-10-16) (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 TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,932 total, 2,695 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032319A

## Narrative

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

LOSING OIL PRESSURE FL290. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. STRUCK OBSCURED MOUNTAIN 400FT BELOW CREST. LOOSE OIL LINE.

## 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 FTW95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA003), Oct 1, 1994: Cessna T210M (N732VK), Richmond, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO AN OIL LEAK FROM A LOOSE OIL LINE FITTING. FACTORS WERE THE OBSCURATION, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL.

## Other reports on N732VK (1)

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

- [Incident 19800327040169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800327040169I), Mar 27, 1980: Cessna T210M (N732VK), Wichita, KS. Pilot obtained jump start due to dead battery, departed IFR. Lost electrical power, no alternator excitation.

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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