# Accident 20240325003589A: Cessna T210M, San Saba, TX, March 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2024, 11:10 local time
- Place: San Saba, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2357° N, 98.7177° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2357&lon=-98.7177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N498TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240325003589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE DECENDING ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. PILOT LANDED ABOUT 150 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON GRASS. THE NOSE WHEEL SANK RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING FORWARD COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN24LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA140), Mar 25, 2024: Cessna T210 (N498TB), San Saba, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to multiple connecting rod failures from oil starvation.

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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