Cessna 210L accident near Kentwood, LA
On November 20, 2002, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kentwood, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 20, 2002
- Place
- Kentwood, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.194°N, 90.572°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021125X05516
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 20, 2002, approximately 0720 central standard time, a Cessna 210L single-engine airplane, N93770, was destroyed when it impacted trees during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Kentwood, Louisiana. The airplane was registered to and operated by Cloud Chasers of Hammond, Louisiana. The instrument-rated private pilot sustained serious injuries and the commercial pilot-rated passenger received fatal injuries. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed on the ground at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The cross-country flight originated from Hammond Municipal Airport, Hammond, Louisiana, at 0700, and was destined for the Grider Field Airport, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. According to the pilot's written statement, the pilot-rated passenger assisted him during the preflight inspection by checking the fuel and oil quantity. The passenger indicated to the pilot that there were 9 quarts of oil in the engine. After the preflight inspection and flight briefing, the pilot taxied to the departure runway and conducted an engine run-up and noted no discrepancies. The pilot obtained an IFR clearance from New Orleans departure control and departed runway 31. Shortly after the flight's last clearance to 8,000 feet msl and while flying above cloud layers, the pilot noted "a brief excursion of [engine] rpm." He asked the pilot-rated passenger if he noticed the excursion, and the passenger did not respond. The pilot checked the
Probable cause
The failure of the #1 and #2 connecting rods during climb to cruise due to overheating, resulting from oil starvation. A contributing factor was the low cloud conditions limiting the pilot's visibility during the ensuing emergency landing.
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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.
