# Accident 20140418005729A: Cessna 210A, Searcy, AR, April 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2014, 14:45 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1783° N, 91.7464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1783&lon=-91.7464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9421X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9421X-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 40 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140418005729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA204), Apr 18, 2014: Cessna 210A (N9421X), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, which resulted in oil starvation and a subsequent engine failure.

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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