Cessna P210N N6ZZ

Summary

On 13 February 2003 at about 03:20 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N6ZZ was involved in an accident near Bolivar, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 February 2003 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolivar, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

William L. Whitehurst Field (M08)

Coordinates

35.2144, -89.0433

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N6ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Memphis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL03LA045

2 people had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot during cruise flight at 6000 feet, the engine power began to decrease. The engine continued to run but was not producing full power. Repeated efforts by the pilot to restore full engine power failed. The pilot radioed Memphis Approach control, and reported an in-flight emergency due to an engine failure. The controller issued the pilot radar vectors to William L. Whitehurst Field, Bolivar, Tennessee. The airplane collided with trees five miles south of the airport. Examination of the airplane revealed that it was heavily fire damaged. There were no abnormalities discovered during the examination of the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.