# Accident 20030717030509A: Cessna T210L, Quakertown, PA, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 20:34 local time
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3758° N, 75.3903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3758&lon=-75.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700PR-2006-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717030509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE WAS MAKING BANGING AND POPPING SOUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A SMALL FENCE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE OUT OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PASSENGER LATER DIED OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 NYC03FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA161), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna T210L (N700PR), Quakertown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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