N5397V – CESSNA T-210-L – 1990-08-23 NTSB Accident Report

On August 23, 1990, a Cessna T-210-L (N5397V) was involved in an incident near Edgewood, NM. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN90LA173. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5397V.