# Accident 19951220046149A: Cessna T210N, Indianapolis, IN, December 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1995, 20:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Speedway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 39.6709° N, 86.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6709&lon=-86.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5083C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5083C-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220046149A

## Narrative

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

POWER SURGE LOUD BANG AND POWER LOSS. TURBOCHARGER SNAP RING JAMMED OIL PUMP GEARS. TURBO REBUILT WITH AUTO PARTS. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IND AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB, DEVELOPED ENGINE ROUGHNESS. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANIDNG AT SPEEDWAY (3SY) BUT LANDED APPROX. 1 MILE SHORT, SW OF AIRPORT IN A FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA060), Dec 21, 1995: Cessna T210N (N5083C), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the turbocharger, caused by a unapproved rebuild of the turbocharger which contained automotive parts. Debris from the failed turbocharger damaged the oil pump resulting in lack of…

## Other reports on N5083C (1)

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

- [Accident 19961115035819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115035819A), Nov 15, 1996: Cessna T210N (N5083C), Springfield, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed while on final approach to airport. (.4)the pilot was on his last flight leg for that evening carrying cancelled bank checks. He was cleared for an…

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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