- Date
- August 9, 1992, 18:12 local (22:12 UTC)
- Place
- Groton, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6172FCessna 210J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920809029869A
- Case key
- 37199
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Probable cause
A forced landing in unsuitable terrain as a result of a complete loss of engine power for unknown reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that while at a cruise altitude of 6000 feet the engine oil temperature began to increase. He asked ATC for vectors to the nearest airport. The pilot was vectored for an ILS approach because of low ceilings. About 8 NM from the airport the engine oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine stopped completely. The pilot made a forced landing in the ocean and after he evacuated the airplane it sank. The airplane was not recovered from the ocean and the reason for the engine failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6172F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059072
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-J, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Dally
- Registered owner
- William J. Dally
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1992 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- BED · Bedford, MA
- Destination
- FRG · Farmingdale, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 672 total · 371 in this make and model · 580 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.