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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Honesdale, PA · June 11, 2001

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Date
June 11, 2001 · 10:10 local
Place
Honesdale, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N450M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01FA141
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Allison 250B17F2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total
N450MRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000631 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19)On June 11, 2001, about 1010 eastern daylight time, a turbine-powered Cessna P210N, N450M, was destroyed during a forced landing in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The two certificated private pilots and the passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the local flight, which originated at seamans field (9N3), factoryville, Pennsylvania. The sales demonstration flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The airplane was being brokered by o & n aircraft modifications, inc., which was located at seamans field. In 1992, under a supplemental type certificate, o & n installed an allison 250-B1F2 engine in the airplane as part of a silver eagle conversion, then subsequently sold the converted airplane to the current owner. According to the president of o & n, the current owner, who operated the airplane as a delaware-based corporation, had recently lost his medical certificate, and requested that o & n handle the airplane's resale. (-23) aircraft N450M, a Cessna 210-P210N, left seaman's field (N43) on a demo flight on June 11, 2001, about 0845. During this flight the aircraft enc ountered engine problems and made an emergency landing. The aircraft struck a tree line and both wings were torn off and the fuselage came to rest 100 feet from the trees. The fuselage burned due to accident.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON JUNE 11, 2001, ABOUT 1010 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A TURBINE-POWERED CESSNA P210N, N450M, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN HONESDALE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE TWO CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOTS AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT SEAMANS FIELD (9N3), FACTORYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING BROKERED BY O & N AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, INC., WHICH WAS LOCATED AT SEAMANS FIELD. IN 1992, UNDER A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE, O & N INSTALLED AN ALLISON 250-B1F2 ENGINE IN THE AIRPLANE AS PART OF A SILVER EAGLE CONVERSION, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD THE CONVERTED AIRPLANE TO THE CURRENT OWNER. ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF O & N, THE CURRENT OWNER, WHO OPERATED THE AIRPLANE AS A DELAWARE-BASED CORPORATION, HAD RECENTLY LOST HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND REQUESTED THAT O & N HANDLE THE AIRPLANE'S RESALE. (-23) AIRCRAFT N450M, A CESSNA 210-P210N, LEFT SEAMAN'S FIELD (N43) ON A DEMO FLIGHT ON JUNE 11, 2001, ABOUT 0845. DURING THIS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENC OUNTERED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE LINE AND BOTH WINGS WERE TORN OFF AND THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST 100 FEET FROM THE TREES. THE FUSELAGE BURNED DUE TO ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01FA141Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportHonesdale, PAAn improperly manufactured torquemeter gearshaft assembly, which resulted in gearshaft assembly failure, an N2 overspeed, and a subsequent uncontained engine failure.Jun 11, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N450M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19991215044969ABridgeville, DE(-23) The a/c struck trees on departure from a rain soaked grass runway. The weather was reported by the nearest fss to be 800 feet overcast and 1 mile visibility. The a/c sustained substantial damage with no injuries to the pilot or passenger. The pilot will…Dec 15, 1999 · No damage