Cessna P210N accident near Dodge City, KS
On April 26, 1995, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dodge City, KS. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- April 26, 1995
- Place
- Dodge City, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 37.749°N, 100.009°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03270
Official records · CHI95LA137
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On April 26, 1995, about 1234 central daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N4614K, piloted by an airline transport rated pilot, sustained minor damage during a forced landing near Dodge City, Kansas. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. Three passengers sustained serious injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR Part 91 flight. The flight originated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, about 1000 with a planned destination of Amarillo, Texas. An IFR flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he was cruising at 16,000 feet mean sea level with the power set at 63 percent. He heard a loud explosion in the engine compartment and the engine lost power. He reported an "engine failure" to the air route traffic control center. The controller vectored the airplane toward Dodge City, Kansas. The pilot reported that he descended through instrument meteorological conditions and when he broke out of the clouds, the airport was not in sight and he elected to land in a field. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who examined the wreckage reported that the plane was in a wet wheat field and approximately 1000 feet of ground scars led downwind through a ditch to the wreckage. He reported no evidence of preimpact airframe malfunction. The engine was examined at the Teledyne Continental Motors Laboratory in Mobile, Alabama, on June 13, 1995. The number one and three cylinders, and the number one connecting rod were previously removed. The number one piston remained in the number one cylinder. The right magneto was broken off at the flange and th
Probable cause
fatigue and subsequent catastrophic failure of the connecting rod originating from the decarburized area on the shank of the rod. Factors were the low cloud weather condition and the ditch.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
