# NTSB SEA88FA054: Cessna T210N, N5427A, Burns, OR, March 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 1, 1988, 19:15 local (Mar 2, 1988, 03:15 UTC)
- Place: Burns, OR
- Coordinates: 43.590579, -118.890121 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5906&lon=-118.8901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 87-23-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-23-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA88FA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40717/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA054

## 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, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,crankshaft - fractured (cause)
  - maintenance,overhaul,major - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - maintenance,compliance with ad - not performed, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of recent experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - bright night (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLT ON A BRIGHT MOONLIT NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLT AT 8000 FT AGL, 28 NM WEST OF BURNS, OR. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE IN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND FOLLOWED A STRAIGHT 50 FT WIDE HWY TOWARD BURNS. AT APPROX 500 FT. AGL THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ROAD WINDING INTO LOW HILLS AND DECIDED TO REVERSE COURSE AGAIN TO LAND ON THE ROAD TO THE WEST. HE WAS UNABLE TO LINE UP WITH THE ROAD DUE TO LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING TO AVOID HILLS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOFT DESERT TERRAIN 100 FT. FROM THE ROAD AND NOSED OVER. LAB EXAM OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT REVEALED A SURFACE ORIGIN HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE FRACTURE. THE CRANKSHAFT DID NOT HAVE AD 87-23-08 COMPLIED WITH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5427A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5427A-1993-08-05), registration cancelled 1993-08-05, S/N 21063431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063431
- Airframe hours: 700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Edward Phillip Dieter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1988, 6 hours before
- Departed: BYI, BURLEY, ID
- Destination: EUG, EUGENE, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,284 total, 468 in this make and model, 1,228 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RDM, 90 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 19880301003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301003949A), Mar 1, 1988: Cessna T210N, Burns, OR, Destroyed. Engine quit at night. Impacted ground nose first and flipped over. Replacement crankshaft failed. Pilot not current

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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