# Accident 20210928016429A: Cessna T210N, East Sparta, OH, September 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2021, 15:50 local time
- Place: East Sparta, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6900° N, 81.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6900&lon=-81.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1925U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1925U-2023-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,068 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210928016429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED 3G3 AT 1550 LOCAL. HE WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO HIS PERSONNEL FLIGHT THAT HIS ENGINE LOSS POWER THEN QUIT. HE FOUND AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. INITIAL FINDINGS OF DAMAGE WAS PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND UNDERSIDE OF FORWARD SECTION OF AIRCRAFT. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL COMPARTMENT AND TO THE RIBS OF THE NOSE SECTION. ALSO THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE INSIDE OF PISTON WHICH CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN21LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA472), Sep 28, 2021: Cessna T210N (N1925U), East Sparta, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve.

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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