# Accident 20141015020469A: Cessna P210N, West Memphis, AR, October 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2014, 17:10 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: West Memphis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1350° N, 90.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1350&lon=-90.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731QV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731QV-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TCM IO550-P6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141015020469A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 15, 2014, AT 1710 CDT, A CESSNA P210N, N731Q, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 35 AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, AFTER EXPERIENCING A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.  THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VMC CONDITIONS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, ON OCTOBER 15, 2014, AT 1645 CDT.

## 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 CEN15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA015), Oct 15, 2014: Cessna P210N (N731QV), West Memphis, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A catastrophic engine failure due to an oil starvation event for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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