# NTSB NYC87LA051: Cessna 201A, N6615X, Scotias, NY, December 21, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 21, 1986, 13:11 local (18:11 UTC)
- Place: Scotias, NY
- Coordinates: 42.879894, -73.980895 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8799&lon=-73.9809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30572/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA051

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
- Occurrence

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED AND THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SWAMPY AREA OFF THE ARPT WHEN THE FIELD COULD NOT BE REACHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FAILURES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6615X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615X-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 21057615, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 201A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21057615
- Airframe hours: 3000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Harris
- Registered owner: M. R. Harris & T. Jack Harris
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SCOTIA, NY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 417 total, 6 in this make and model, 354 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Temperature: 30 °F

## 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 19861221070659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861221070659A), Dec 21, 1986: Cessna 210A, Scotia, NY, Substantial damage. The engine failed on downwind and the aircraft landed in a swamp. Suspect carburetor icing.

## Other investigations on N6615X (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 OAK75FVG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG27), Sep 4, 1974: Cessna 210A (N6615X), Sacramento, CA, 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.

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