# Accident 20080329013189A: Cessna P210N, Elizabeth, CO, March 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2008, 16:42 local time
- Place: Elizabeth, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6000° N, 104.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6000&lon=-104.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4839P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4839P-2013-08-22) (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 IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,517 total, 1,113 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329013189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATES THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE.

## 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 DEN08LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA069), Mar 29, 2008: Cessna P210N (N4839P), Elizabeth, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the camshaft gear. Contributing to the accident 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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