# NTSB CEN16RA399: Cessna P210N, N210BC, Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 13, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 13, 2016, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Coordinates: 14.584444, -90.608886 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.5844&lon=-90.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16RA399
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94755/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16RA399

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 13, 2016, about 1600 UTC, a Cessna turbo P210N, N210BC, owned and operated by a private individual lost engine power in cruise flight and impacted on a road near Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot on board was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that was en route to Roatan Island, Honduras.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Guatemala. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Guatemala Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes 9 Ave. 14-75 Aeropueto Internacional la Aurora Zona 13 Telephone: 23215234-7 E-Mail: accidentesdgac@gmail.com This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC of Guatemala.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210BC-2017-05-02), registration cancelled 2017-05-02, S/N P21000319, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N (N)
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000319
- Engines: Rolls Royce M250-B17F 450 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Crawford Douglas R

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.

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