- Date
- February 18, 1982, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Scotia, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N510PECessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820218004619A
- Case key
- 72574
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on final approach, the engine lost power as the pilot pushed the prop control to high RPM. The pilot initiated emergency procedures but was unable to restart the engine. All switches were turned off and the aircraft was pulled up to a full stall and landed in a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N510PE
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063084
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paragon Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Paragon Enterprises
- Departed
- Albany, NY
- Destination
- Schenectady, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,390 total · 350 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N510PE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.