# Accident 20170630009249A: Cessna P210N, Eagle, CO, June 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6461° N, 106.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6461&lon=-106.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210HG) (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 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 85 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630009249A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/30/2017 N210HG DEPARTED MONTROSE, CO, ENROUTE TO EAGLE, CO.  AT EAGLE THE ENGINE QUIT AS THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED FOR APPROACH.  ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD WENT WELL UNTIL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, WHICH PIVOTED THE PLANE INTO AN EMPTY FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 25.

## 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 CEN17LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA247), Jun 30, 2017: Cessna P210N (N210HG), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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