# Accident 20170130007039A: Cessna P210N, Pottsville, PA, January 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0000° N, 76.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-76.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4796P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4796P-2020-02-28) (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 TSIO-520-P (5)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170130007039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND TOTAL POWER LOSS IN VMC CONDITIONS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 12,500 MSL, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NE OF ZER.

PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC.

AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO ZER.

PILOT  COULD NOT REACH AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON NEARBY HIGHWAY.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES DURING DESCENT AND CAME TO REST ALONG HIGHWAY (PA ROUTE  901), APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILES NE OF AIRPORT. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ONE (1) (PIC) OF TWO (2) OCCUPANTS. NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ERA17LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA098), Jan 30, 2017: Cessna P210 (N4796P), Pottsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures…

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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