Cessna T210 N210LH

Summary

On 1 May 2012 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N210LH, operated by LIMA Hotel LC, was involved in an accident near Elberta, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 May 2012 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Elberta, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.0775, -111.9408

Aircraft

Cessna T210

Registration

N210LH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

LIMA Hotel LC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Provo → Provo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA190

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight, when the pilot receiving instruction was recovering from a practice power-off stall, the engine lost power. Multiple attempts by the flight instructor to restart the engine were unsuccessful, and she subsequently performed a forced landing to an open field. During the landing roll, the nose gear dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. During a postaccident examination, after a substitute propeller was installed in place of the airplane’s damaged propeller, the engine started and operated normally, exhibiting normal pressures and acceleration. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.