# Accident 20030720030349A: Cessna T210N, Southport, NY, July 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2003, 20:55 local time
- Place: Southport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H79A
- Location: 40.9594° N, 72.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9594&lon=-72.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155RR-2006-04-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720030349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, CE-T210N, N155RR, WAS OBSERVED DITCHING INTO THE PECONIC BAY 150 YARDS OFF SHORE 5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIRPORT (KFOK) EAST LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT (KHTO), HE LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FEET MSL WHEN SUDDENLY AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AND FUEL FLOW METER INDICATED LOSS OF POWER. HE STARTED THE TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURE AND RADIOED NEW YORK APPROACH. SHORTLY AFTER, HE LOST POWER AND DITCHED IN PECONIC BAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFTER IMPACT. PILOT, FOUR PASSENGERS, AND ONE DOG ESCAPED. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. THE COMPANY DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE POWERPLANT WAS REPLACED RECENTLY.

## 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 IAD03LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA066), Jul 21, 2003: Cessna T210N (N155RR), Hampton Bays, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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