# Accident 20040720016069A: Cessna P210N, Douglas, WY, July 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Airport: Converse County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 105.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-105.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7736K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7736K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 281 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040720016069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DESCENDING FROM 22,000 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT FORCING AN UNPLANNED LANDING.

## 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 DEN04LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA107), Jul 20, 2004: Cessna P210N (N7736K), Douglas, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the engine's crankshaft due to the rotation of the engine's number two bearing, which resulted in the oil starvation of the crankshaft's number 2 main journal. Contributing factors…

## Other reports on N7736K (1)

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

- [Accident 20210318001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210318001829A), Mar 18, 2021: Cessna P210N (N7736K), Marianna, FL, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed after touchdown on runway 18. Airplane veered to the left, exited the runway into the grass area and turned 180 degrees. The left side…

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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