# Accident 20260530012639A: Cessna T210M, Loiza, PR, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 07:44 local time
- Place: Loiza, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4340° N, 65.8959° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4340&lon=-65.8959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530012639A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2026, ABOUT 0744 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR LOIZA, PUERTO RICO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT POST MAINTENANCE. DURING TAKEOFF AND THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES OBSERVED. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF FLYING, AT ABOUT 3,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), THE PILOT NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. HE THEN NOTED THAT AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO PRODUCE “EXPLOSION” NOISES, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW, AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, AND HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A PRIVATE LANDFIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT CONTACTED A POLE AND QUICKLY DECELERATED. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS. THE WRECKAGE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA26LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA223), May 30, 2026: Cessna T210 (N210PL), Loíza, PR, 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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