TEMPLE, TX, USA
N5901F
CESSNA 210G
DURING THE FLT IN IMC, PLT REPORTED LOW OIL PRESSURE TO ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. APRX 4 MINS LATER AN ENGINE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. PLT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT APRX 250 FT AGL AND THE ACFT IMPACTED A POWER LINE DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE #2 MAIN BEARING HAD SPUN IN THE BEARING SUPPORT WHICH INITIATED THE FAILURE OF THE RODS AND CRANKSHAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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