# Accident 20100407031099A: Cessna 404, Ponce, PR, April 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2010, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ponce, PR
- Airport: Mercedita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0000° N, 66.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0000&lon=-66.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6035, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6035-2011-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10TA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100407031099A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 7, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N6035, A CESSNA 404 MODEL, REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK OFF FROM MERCEDITA AIRPORT (PSE) RUNWAY 12 FOR A SURVEILLANCE MISSION. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT ENGINE START TO SURGE AND EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND WAS LANDED GEAR UP BEYOND THE RUNWAY ON GRASS SURFACE. AIRCRAFT SLIDE ABOUT 700 FEET AND STOP WHEN HIT THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 ERA10TA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA215), Apr 7, 2010: Cessna 404 (N6035), Ponce, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of power to the right engine for undetermined reasons.

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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