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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210* · Odessa, TX · February 28, 1981

Date
February 28, 1981 · 20:05 local
Place
Odessa, TX
Airport
Schlemeyer
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2537S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQG16
Reported as
Cessna T210*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,130 total68 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed short of runway on VOR approach. Struck fence, flipped over. Dark, foggy night. Saw ground last few seconds.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON VOR APPROACH. STRUCK FENCE, FLIPPED OVER. DARK, FOGGY NIGHT. SAW GROUND LAST FEW SECONDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.