# Accident 19961130036909A: Cessna T210N, Scottsdale, AZ, November 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1996, 09:34 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6095° N, 111.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6095&lon=-111.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4788C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788C-1998-06-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130036909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. DAMAGED LANDING. NR2 CYL DETONATION DAMAGE. CAUSE OF PRE IGNITION UNKNOWN. CARBON POSSIBLE.

## 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 LAX97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA058), Nov 30, 1996: Cessna T210N (N4788C), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: detonation/pre-ignition for unknown reason(s), which resulted in failure of the number two piston, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing on rough/uneven desert terrain.

## Other reports on N4788C (1)

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

- [Incident 19890223022959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223022959I), Feb 23, 1989: Cessna T210N (N4788C), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Electrical failure when gear extended. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Cause not stated. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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