# Accident 20041112030239A: Cessna P210N, Richmond, KY, November 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2004, 16:47 local time
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Airport: Madison Aprt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6186° N, 84.3636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6186&lon=-84.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6539P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539P-2006-08-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041112030239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INFORMED INDY CENTER OF ENGINE DIFFICULTY AND REQUESTED NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT STATED ENGINE WAS "COMING APART". PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST POWER AND DIVERTED TO I39. STATED TO LEX TOWER HE WAS GOING TO SPIRAL DOWN TO LAND. REPORTED WEATHER WAS 600 OVERCAST AT I39. PILOT REMAINED IN RADIO CONTACT WITH LEX TOWER UNTIL ESTIMATED 1600 MSL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF I39 ON A MAG HEADING OF 280 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED NEUTRAL WIRE OF POWERLINES AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO TREES. PILOT FATALLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 IAD05FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA012), Nov 12, 2004: Cessna P210 (N6539P), Paint Lick, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper alignment of a turbocharger oil line, which resulted in wear damage through the hose wall and a subsequent loss of engine oil. Contributing to the accident was the low cloud ceiling.

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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