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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210A · Searcy, AR · April 18, 2014

Date
April 18, 2014 · 14:45 local
Place
Searcy, AR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9421X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA204
Reported as
Cessna 210A
Reported engine
Continental I0-470
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total40 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 18, 2014, at 1445 CST, a Cessna 210A, N9421X, registered to Arkansas pilots for christ, inc., experienced a loss of power on the first flight after annual inspection. The engine stopped running and an emergency landing was attempted on a hay field near Searcy, Arkansas, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries. A passenger was not injuried. The flight originated at red oak airpark in cabot, Arkansas, on April 18, 2014 at 1440 CST.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 18, 2014, AT 1445 CST, A CESSNA 210A, N9421X, REGISTERED TO ARKANSAS PILOTS FOR CHRIST, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A HAY FIELD NEAR SEARCY, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. A PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURIED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RED OAK AIRPARK IN CABOT, ARKANSAS, ON APRIL 18, 2014 AT 1440 CST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.