SEA85LA042

1985-01-16 · TROUTDALE, Oregon, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TTD

Aircraft involved

N6475B Cessna T210M Minor

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PLT FELT A 'TICK' IN THE ENGINE. PLT REDUCED PWR AND HEADED BACK TO TROUTDALE. ENGINE QUIT OVER THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 07 AS PLT WAS MAKING A 360 DEG TURN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY 07 CONTACTING SMALL BUSHES AND TREES. INSPECTION REVEALED THE EXTERNAL OIL LINE FROM THE ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP AND TURBO SUPERCHARGER FRACTRUED ALLOWING A LOSS OF ALL BUT 1 1/2 QTS OIL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRANKSHAFT SEIZURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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