# Accident 20180129012009A: Cessna P210N, Farmington, PA, January 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2018, 16:40 local time
- Place: Farmington, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7919° N, 79.4786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7919&lon=-79.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34VF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34VF) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,840 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180129012009A

## Narrative

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

01-29-18

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MARTINSBURG, WV WITH A DESTINATION OF WHEELING, WV.  AT 8000 FEET, THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND HE DESCENDED TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 2500 FEET WHERE HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS.  HE LOOKED OVER THE TREES FOR A CLEARING AND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, STRIKING A TREE WITH HIS RIGHT WING WHICH THEN SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.  AT THE SAME TIME THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL HIGH TENSION WIRE AND BROKE THE WIRE IGNITING FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT PANCAKED INTO A SMALL CLEARING.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT DOOR.  WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT, IT EXPLODED AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.  HE SUSTAINED A CUT ON HIS KNEE AND A MINOR BACK COMPRESSION.   THE WOUND SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED TEN STITCHES.  THE PILOT WAS TREATED AT UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA18LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA072), Jan 29, 2018: Cessna P210N (N34VF), Farmington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft drive gear teeth.

## Other reports on N34VF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100305028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100305028549A), Mar 5, 2010: Cessna P210N (N34VF), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed at tmb airport, pilot requested directions to fix base operator (FBO), while taxiing in a non controlled ramp area, collided with an unlit and…

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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