# Accident 20110923023329A: Cessna P210N, Deerfield, MA, September 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2011, 16:10 local time
- Place: Deerfield, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4947° N, 72.6647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4947&lon=-72.6647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210LE-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL TSIO 520 AF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923023329A

## Narrative

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

N210LE HAD A GEAR WARNING HORN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE HORN SILENCED ITSELF. ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE GEAR HORN STOPPED. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLING THE AIRCRAFT IN IMC AND TURBULANCE.HE DESCENDED TO TRY TO GET TO VMC.THE PILOT FOUND A HOLE AND DESCENDED TO VMC TO ATTEMPT A LANDING.THE AIRCRAFT PORPOSED ON SHORT FINAL AND THE PILOT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL CRASHING IN A WOODS SHORT OF HIS INTENDED LANDING 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 ERA11LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA502), Sep 23, 2011: Cessna P210N (N210LE), South Deerfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the electrical system due to an alternator failure during flight in instrument meteorological conditions, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to use the…

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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