# NTSB CHI95LA022: Cessna 210A, N6663X, Manhattan, KS, October 24, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 23, 1994, 21:00 local (Oct 24, 1994, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Manhattan, KS - Coordinates: 39.19025, -96.589515 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1902&lon=-96.5895&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 24, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI95LA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9785/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA022 ## Probable cause total loss of engine power for reason(s) undetermined. A factor was the dark night. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, approach - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - object - wire,static - object - tree(s) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE AIRPLANE ENGINE AT REDUCED POWER, MAKING A VFR APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING ON A DARK NIGHT. AN INSPECTION SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT FOUND FUEL IN BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE RAN WHEN STARTED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED IN THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE. ## Factual narrative On October 23, 1994, at 2100 central daylight time, a Cessna 210A, N6663X, registered to Heartland Aviation of Manhattan, Kansas, collided with wires, a tree, and the terrain during a forced landing, following a total loss of engine power. The accident occurred at night, in a field near Manhattan, Kansas. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The instrument rated private pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Topeka, Kansas, at 2040, with the intended destination of Manhattan, Kansas. The pilot stated that he was making a VFR approach to runway 21 at Manhattan, Kansas, with the engine power reduced for the approach. The engine suffered a total loss of engine power and he was unable to re-start it. He then concentrated on making a forced landing, on a dark night, off airport. A subsequent examination failed to reveal any pre-existent anomalies in the airplane or engine. The engine was test run and found to operate. There was fuel found in both main tanks; approximately nine gallons in the left and ten gallons in the right tanks. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6663X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6663X-1995-11-07), registration cancelled 1995-11-07, S/N 21057663 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A - Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 210-57663 - Airframe hours: 2760 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Heartland Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 1994, 6 hours before - Departed: TOP, TOPEKA, KS - Airport: MHK, Manhattan, runway 21, 7,000 × 150 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 358 total, 15 in this make and model, 342 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 60° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MHK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19941023035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941023035689A), Oct 23, 1994: Cessna 210A, Manhattan, KS, Substantial damage. During approach engine quit. Collided with wires and trees. No anomalies found. ## Other investigations on N6663X (2) 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 MKC67D0403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0403), Jan 8, 1967: Cessna 210 (N6663X), Sargent, NE, substantial damage - [NTSB UNK64X2286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2286), Jun 14, 1964: Cessna 210 (N6663X), Breckenridge, CO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.