ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373108
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1987 |
| Time: | 17:21 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Tampa Airways |
| Registration: | N4612C |
| MSN: | 21063574 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2128 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Apalachicola, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Panama City, FL (KPFN) |
| Tampa, FL (X39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED PANAMA CITY EN ROUTE TO TAMPA, FL, WHEN THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. HE THEN TURNED TOWARDS APALACHICOLA TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA APRX 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #4 MAIN BEARING TURNED ON THE JOURNAL CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE CONNECTING RODS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87LA154
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 November 1987 | N4612C | Topp Of Tampa Airport, Inc. | 0 | Tallahassee, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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