# NTSB NYC91LA050: Cessna 210, N9480T, Warwick, NY, December 16, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 16, 1990, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Coordinates: 41.249172, -74.35099 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2492&lon=-74.3510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36860/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA050

## Probable cause

A POWER FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - water

## Analysis

WHILE ON A GO AROUND THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A MARSH. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9480T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480T-1993-07-27), registration cancelled 1993-07-27, S/N 57280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 57280
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Allen Humble
- Departed: MGJ, MONTGOMERY, NY
- Airport: N7Z, Warwick Municipal, runway 3, 2,150 × 25 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 460 total, 280 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 271° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at: SWF, 16 nm away

## 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 19901216054369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901216054369A), Dec 16, 1990: Cessna 210, Warwick, NY, Substantial damage. Lost power on a go around 50 ft AGL. Landed in a marsh. No engine defects found.

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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