# Accident 20001226025279A: Cessna T210N, Colorado City, AZ, December 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2000, 16:49 local time
- Place: Colorado City, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9702° N, 112.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9702&lon=-112.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4729C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4729C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001226025279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE QUIT. PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING BY UTILIZING PRIME PUMP. ENGINE WOULD NOT CONTINUE RUNNING. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. A/C ONTACTED GROUND, BOUNCED, CONTACTED GROUND AGAIN, NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, A/C FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA065), Dec 26, 2000: Cessna T210N (N4729C), Colorado City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight and failure to refuel the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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