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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Time: | 18:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion II |
| Owner/operator: | CIL N92MS LLC |
| Registration: | N92MS |
| MSN: | P21000689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Zapata County Airport (KAPY), Zapata,TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McAllen-Miller International Airport, TX (MFE/KMFE) |
| Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 13, 2025, about 1835 central daylight time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N92MS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Zapata, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
The pilot reported that the flight was normal until he turned the airplane to return back to the McAllen International Airport, McAllen, Texas. During the return, he felt a severe vibration from the engine and noticed a partial loss of engine power. The engine instruments displayed 0 inches of manifold pressure, high oil temperature, low oil pressure, and high temperatures on the No. 4 and 5 cylinders. While diverting to the Zapata County Airport, Zapata, Texas, the engine lost total power, and the pilot was unable to glide the airplane to the runway. He then performed an off-field landing on a dirt road. During the landing roll on the dirt road, the airplane’s left wing collided with a tree, turning the airplane to the left into a tree line. Both wings sustained substantial damage.
The airplane was retained for further investigation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kgns.tv/2025/08/17/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-zapata-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N92MS
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N92MS/history/20250813/2238Z/KMFE/KAPY
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/8444ed7fc753ff244f9422a4cbb6f656662f79a8 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N5456W
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Last night, a Laredo Air Branch AS350 crew responded to a 911 call of a downed aircraft near Zapata County Airport. The crew quickly located the aircraft, landed, checked on the pilot & co-pilot who appeared to be ok, & coordinated with emergency personnel responding. #GreatWork pic.twitter.com/flmcECADXF
— CBP AMO (@CBPAMO) August 14, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2025 06:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2025 06:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 08:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2025 18:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo, ] |
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