NTSB CEN25LA162 — 2025-04-22 · Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N4795C

Make / Model: CESSNA T210N
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 46 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790921
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5E593

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4795C Cessna T210N None

Factual narrative

On April 22, 2025, about 13:25 central daylight time a Cessna T210N, N4795C was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Arkansas. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the pilot, he departed Drake Field Airport (FYV) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. About 14 nm away from the airport, the alternator light came on and smoke started to come out from under the instrument panel. The pilot diverted back to FYV. About 5 nm from FVY, oil started to spray onto the windshield and fire was coming out from underneath the cowling. The engine seized, and the propeller stopped. The pilot glided the airplane back to FVY and landed; however, the landing gear collapsed upon runway contact, and the airplane slid off the runway. The fuselage and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The airplane was retained for further examination. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA162.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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