# Accident 19950418036299A: Cessna T210L, Estancia, NM, April 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1995, 20:30 local time
- Place: Estancia, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 34.7595° N, 106.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7595&lon=-106.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1664X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1664X-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,746 total, 505 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950418036299A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT NIGHT. STRUCK WIRES LANDING. NOSED OVER. HOLE IN NR2 PISTON AND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 FTW95LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA174), Apr 19, 1995: Cessna T210L (N1664X), Estancia, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO EXHAUST VALVE SEPARATION RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1664X (1)

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

- [Incident 19940202003339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940202003339I), Feb 2, 1994: Cessna T210L (N1664X), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was unable to lower landing gear at destination airport (alm). Pilot returned to main base at Albuquerque and made gear up landing with minor…

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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