Cessna T210M incident near Grosebeck, Texas, February 28, 1988
On February 28, 1988 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N761RP, suffered minor damage in an incident near Grosebeck, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1988 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Grosebeck, Texas · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N761RP · no longer on the register · serial 21062460
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE. TEARDOWN EXAMINATION SHOWED THE NO. 4 EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEM. METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SUMP. THE NO. 1 CONNECTING ROD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER LUBRICATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE NO. 1 CONNECTING ROD CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL. THE OIL PUMP WAS INTACT AND AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF LUBRICATING OIL WAS AVAILABLE. BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE PISTON TOP, THE SEPARATED EXHAUST VALVE HEAD MADE NUMEROUS DENTS AND ABRASIONS ON THE PISTON HEAD AND CYLINDER DOME. THE RESULTANT SANDBLASTING EFFECT OBLITERATED THE FRACTURE SURFACES.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 260 hours in all; 16 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 205 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,124 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 19, 1987; 181 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: T69 Sinton TX at 3:30 pm
- Destination: CRS Cirsicana TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:48 pm from ACFT, 45 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N761RP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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