# Accident 20060716031199A: Cessna 210G, Clayton, NY, July 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2006, 20:10 local time
- Place: Clayton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2203° N, 76.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2203&lon=-76.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DT-2007-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716031199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ALEXANDRIA BAY NEW YORK (89N) WITH THE PILOT (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TWO PASSSENGERS FOR A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 2800 MSL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE STARTING TO RISE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PIC MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PIC THEN BECAME CONCERNED WITH LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND BEGAN TO FOCUS ON A PLACE TO LAND. PIC MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SOUTH EAST OF CLAYTON, NY TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD TO THE NORTH. AS THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ONE FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT AND LIVESTOCK ELECTRICAL WIRE ADJACENT OF THE OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA174), Jul 17, 2006: Cessna 210G (N210DT), Clayton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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