# Accident 20120125001239A: Cessna 210E, Spruce Creek, FL, January 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Spruce Creek, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0747° N, 81.0414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0747&lon=-81.0414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7130U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7130U-2012-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120125001239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF MAINTAINENCE FOR A ENGINE INSTALLATION. FIRST FLIGHT. PILOT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG ABOUT 1000 FEET OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT. HE CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATEL A HALF MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP TO INCREASE HIS GLIDE. THERE SEEMED TO BE VERY LITTLE FORWARD SPEED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TOP OF THE TREES.

## 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 ERA12LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA157), Jan 25, 2012: Cessna 210E (N7130U), Port Orange, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be conclusively determined during postaccident examination.

## Other reports on N7130U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090205004449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090205004449I), Feb 5, 2009: Cessna 210E (N7130U), Westhampton Be, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states during taxi on taxiway "s" and on a heading of approximately 060 degrees his aircraft started to slide laterally to the right while on a…

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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