# NTSB Accident LAX89LA233
> **CESSNA P210N** · 1989-07-09 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA233
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28864
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-09
- **Location:** LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.029121, -118.430541
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P210N
- **Registration:** N609AC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN UNDERTORQUED OIL LINE FITTING, DUE TO ITS IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOOSE OIL LINE FITTING, AN OIL LINE LEAK, OIL EXHAUSTION, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.

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