Cessna T210M accident near Prentiss, MS
On February 3, 1994, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Prentiss, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 3, 1994
- Place
- Prentiss, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.591°N, 89.870°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00791
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 3, 1994, about 0546 central standard time, a Cessna T210M, N6572M, registered to D and D Manufacturing and Millwright Service, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed in the vicinity of Prentiss, Mississippi. The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power while in cruise flight, and a forced landing was initiated. The airplane collided with trees and was destroyed by a postcrash fire. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. One passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Macon, Georgia, about 2 hours 11 minutes before the crash. The survivor of the plane crash stated, he and the other passenger were sleeping when the pilot woke them up and informed them they were having engine problems. The engine was running rough and the engine oil temperature or cylinder head temperature was hot with the gauge indicating all the way to the right. The engine quit and the pilot tried to restart the engine several times without success. Just before the crash the pilot made a left turn, the airplane collided with trees and the ground and caught on fire. He exited the airplane through the windshield, and sustained serious thermal injuries. The pilot and other passenger did not get out of the airplane. Transcripts of recorded communication between Houston center and N6572M, revealed that N6572M was VFR at 6,500 feet. At 0539:41, N6572M informed Houston center that he was having a little engine problem, and stated that he had a
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to the number five piston crown structure sustaining detonation/pre-ignition damage for undetermined reasons. The number two connecting rod and rod bolts failed due to an oil distress event. This resulted in a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain while attempting a forced landing at night.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
