| Status |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date | Sunday 12 September 1982 |
| Time | 11:10 LT |
| Type |
 Cessna P210N |
| Operator | Private |
| Registration | N5237W |
| MSN | P21000660 |
| Year of manufature | 1981 |
| Engines | Continental TSIO-52O-P |
| Crew | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total occupants | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage | Substantial |
| Location | Gage, NM  United States of America
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| Phase | En route |
| Nature | Executive |
| Departure Airport | Tuscon, AZ (C ) |
| Destination Airport | Roswell, NM (C ) |
| Narrative | WHILE ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM TUCSON, AZ TO ROSWELL, NM, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE OIL PASSAGE WHICH FEEDS THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNALS HAD NOT BEEN DRILLED PROPERLY. Probable Cause: |
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