# Accident 20150706009179A: Cessna T210L, Milford, NY, July 6, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 6, 2015, 20:00 local time - Place: Milford, NY - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.6333° N, 74.0667° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6333&lon=-74.0667&mi=10 - Aircraft: N59024, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59024-2016-08-09) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA258) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150706009179A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 07/06/15 N59024 DEPARTED N66. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AND CRASHED LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF N66 RUNWAY 24. THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AND REPORTED THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. 07/07/2015 TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE ALBANY NY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE POINT OF BEING DESTROYED. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES SEVERELY BENT AFT. VARIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS DAMAGED. LEFT AND RIGHT CABIN DOORS DEPARTED FROM AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED.AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE BENT AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND TORN AT APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AFT OF CABIN DOOR. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATLY 5 FT OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT, SEPARATED FROM WING ONLY BEING HELD BY FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES. LEFT WING FUEL TANK SHOWS SOME EVIDENCE OF FUEL, UNABLE TO ACCESS RIGHT FUEL TANK FILLER CAP AT THIS TIME . THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK POSITION.THE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY GAGE SHOWS NO INDICATION OF OIL. ALL ENGINE CONTROLS APPEAR CONNECTED. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS UNABLE TO BE OPERATED. 07/09/15 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ALBANY FSDO RETURNED TO THE SCENE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND VIEW AIRCRAFT REMOVAL. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 5 - 6 GALLONS WERE DRAINED FROM LEFT WING FUEL TANK. NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON GROUND IN AREA OF ACCIDENT. NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT . NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO THE FLOW DIVIDER. THE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO BE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. ## 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 ERA15LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA258), Jul 7, 2015: Cessna T210L (N59024), Oneonta, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Other reports on N59024 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20071128830369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071128830369I), Nov 28, 2007: Cessna T210L (N59024), Windsor Locks, CT, No damage. (-23) N59024 a Cessna 210 piloted by [privacy data omitted] reported loss of engine power at 1552 EST on 11/28/07. Aircraft landed at bdl, runway 15 safely at… - [Incident 19970808029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808029739I), Aug 8, 1997: Cessna 210L (N59024), Vincentown, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: received a phone call from Mr. Jay worth from the state of new jersey at approximately 1200 on 08/08/97 stating that a CE-210, N59024, at… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.