# Accident 20040714022389A: Cessna 210M, Quarryville, PA, July 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2004, 12:15 local time
- Place: Quarryville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9033° N, 76.1583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9033&lon=-76.1583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6043N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043N-2007-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040714022389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2004, AT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM AUBURN/LEWISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LEW), LEWISTON, MAINE, TO MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF) MANASSAS, VIRGINIA. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TWO SOULD ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC04LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA167), Jul 14, 2004: Cessna 210M (N6043N), Quarryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance performed on the airplane, which resulted in a total electrical failure during cruise flight in IMC, and a subsequent precautionary landing. A factor in the accident was the low…

## Other reports on N6043N (2)

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

- [Incident 19931110048909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110048909I), Nov 10, 1993: Cessna 210M (N6043N), Fredrick, MD. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing in field. Mechanic determined that a fuel flow problem did exist.
- [Incident 19930427014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427014999I), Apr 27, 1993: Cessna 210M (N6043N), Bedford, PA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to check position of landing gear. Landed gear up. Gear warning horn inoperative.

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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