# NTSB Accident NYC97LA035
> **Cessna T210M** · 1996-12-21 · LEXINGTON, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA035
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07236
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-21
- **Location:** LEXINGTON, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.069759, -84.580261
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210M
- **Registration:** N732UH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of #5 exhaust valve and/or #5 exhaust valve guide, which resulted in a progressive engine failure (debris puncturing the #5 piston crown, exhaust gasses entering the crankcase, loss of oil through the breather system, oil exhaustion, and subsequent damage to the engine bearings and connecting rods).  Darkness and obstructions (vehicles) in the emergency landing area were related factors.

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