# Accident 20250813010379A: Cessna P210N, Zapata, TX, August 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2025, 18:50 local time
- Place: Zapata, TX
- Airport: Zapata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0440° N, 99.2260° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0440&lon=-99.2260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250813010379A

## Narrative

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

8/13/2025, AIRCRAFT AND TWO SOLES ON BOARD DEPARTED MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMFE) AT 17:15 CONDUCTING PART-91 VFR FLIGHT ENROUTE TO LAREDO TEXAS, INCLUDING A RETURN FLIGHT TO (KMFE). DURING RETURN FLIGHT, PIC STATED HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION AND DEGRADATION OF ENGINE POWER. THE PJI ENGINE MONITOR INDICATED EXCESSIVE HEAT (RED) ON CYLINDERS # 4 AND #5. PIC INFORMED HOUSTON CENTER ABOUT HIS INTENT TO DIVERT TO ZAPATA COUNTY AIRPORT (KAPY). SHORTLY AFTER, HE ATTEMPED TO LAND ON A RANCH ROAD. AIRCRAFT TOUCHDED DOWN 18:50, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF (KAPY). DURING LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE, AIRCRAFT SPUN AND STUCK ANOTHER TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING. PIC AND PASSENGER DISEMBARKED SAFELY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 CEN25LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA317), Aug 13, 2025: Cessna P210 (N92MS), Zapata, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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