# NTSB CHI88LA068: Cessna T210N, N4917K, Kankakee, IL, February 24, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 23, 1988, 18:00 local (Feb 24, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14049/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA068

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, approach
  - engine assembly,cylinder - fatigue (cause)
  - engine assembly,cylinder - separation (cause)
  - fluid,oil - loss,total
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - emergency procedure - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4917K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4917K-2021-01-08), registration cancelled 2021-01-08, S/N P21000367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000367
- Airframe hours: 2041
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-D 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Professional Flyers
- Registered owner: Professional Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 27, 1987, 129 hours before
- Departed: MDW, CHICAGO, IL
- Destination: 3WE, ST. LOUIS, MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: IKK, Greater Kankakee

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,437 total, 1,216 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MDW, 40 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880223003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223003339A), Feb 23, 1988: Cessna P210N, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Vectored to airport. Engine quit. Landed short. Found cracked cylinder. Was at 9000 over airport

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.

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