# Accident 20190517004759A: Cessna P210N, Yankeetown, FL, May 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yankeetown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0078° N, 82.8450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0078&lon=-82.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4861P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861P-2021-01-19) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190517004759A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY MAY 18, 2019 AT 7:12 AM, I WAS NOTIFIED BY ROC, THAT A CESSNA 210, TAIL NUMBER 4861P HAD CRASH LANDED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, ABOUT 5 MILES WEST BETWEEN CRYSTAL RIVER AND YANKEE TOWN FLORIDA.

ON MAY 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:46 AM, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE PILOT. I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD TELL ME WHAT HAPPEN. HE REPLIED YES. HE STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED SAN, FL HEADING SOUTHEAST. HE CLIMBED TO 2,500 MSL, WHERE HE REMAINED DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT. WHILE HE WAS OUT OVER THE GULF, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, HE THEN STARTED HEADING TO CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT AND PUMPING DOWN THE GEAR FOR LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE GEAR DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOSS POWER AND STOPPED. HE THEN PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY WATER LANDING. HE NEVER TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE.

UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT THIS TIME OR WHY THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

THE COAST GUARD TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE HAD TO REMOVE HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEA TOW RECOVERED THE  CESSNA  P210N, TAIL NUMBER N4861P, SERIAL NUMBER P2100023 BY THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER.

## 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 CEN19LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA147), May 17, 2019: Cessna P210 (N4861P), Yankeetown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N4861P (1)

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

- [Incident 19861117071219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117071219I), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna P210N (N4861P), Canton, GA, Minor damage. Made forced landing with gear up after power loss. Cause undetermined.

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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