# Accident 19971001029369A: Cessna T210L, Great Barringto, MA, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997, 12:25 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2144° N, 73.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2144&lon=-73.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29134, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29134-1999-09-27) (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: 7,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001029369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. VECTORED TO GBR. LANDED TALL WEEDS. HIT UNSEEN BROOK. IMPACTED. BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 NYC98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA001), Oct 1, 1997: Cessna T210L (N29134), Gt. Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: slippage of the number 2 main bearing for undetermined reason(s) which resulted in a broken crankshaft.

## Other reports on N29134 (4)

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

- [Incident 19891007057429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007057429I), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna T210L (N29134), Eden Prairie, MN. Requested priority handling due to low fuel. Engine quit and landed on road. Had broken fuel line.
- [Accident 19850426019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426019399A), Apr 26, 1985: Cessna T210L (N29134), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Landed with gear partially up. Nose gear and left main not locked down. Right gear actuator split. Fluid lost.
- [Accident 19760714022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714022179A), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna T210L (N29134), Pipestone, MN, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740103003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740103003509A), Jan 3, 1974: Cessna T210L (N29134), Menominee, MI, Substantial damage. Questionable design of quick drain valve. Aprnt absence of mfg instrs for installation this acft.

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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