# Accident 19960223002689A: Cessna P210N, Hazard, KY, February 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hazard, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2493° N, 83.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2493&lon=-83.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90AD-2013-08-22) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total, 697 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223002689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN STRIP MINE. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED. ONLY 913 HRS SINCE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED.

## 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 IAD96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA046), Feb 23, 1996: Cessna P210N (N90AD), Hazard, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the engine crankshaft, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent damage to the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: lack of suitable terrain for…

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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