# Accident 20021120031999A: Cessna 210L, Kentwood, LA, November 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2002, 07:15 local time
- Place: Kentwood, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1939° N, 90.5722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1939&lon=-90.5722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93770-2003-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021120031999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS TO HOUSTON CENTER, CENTER WAS TRYING TO VECTOR THE AIRCRAFT TO A GRASS STRIP (HURST) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROW OF PINE TREES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE THREW 2 RODS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND COMPLETE POWER.

## 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 FTW03FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA044), Nov 20, 2002: Cessna 210L (N93770), Kentwood, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the #1 and #2 connecting rods during climb to cruise due to overheating, resulting from oil starvation. A contributing factor was the low cloud conditions limiting the pilot's…

## Other reports on N93770 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910821046309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910821046309I), Aug 21, 1991: Cessna 210L (N93770), Hammond, LA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19831229073359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229073359I), Dec 29, 1983: Cessna 210L (N93770), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Found left main gear door hydraulic actuator was disassembled.

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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