# Accident 19870206060689A: Cessna 210N, Diboll, TX, February 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1987, 18:53 local time
- Place: Diboll, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1800° N, 94.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1800&lon=-94.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6497N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497N-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,483 total, 638 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870206060689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT. SUSPECT THE VFR PILOT WAS DISORIENTED IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA064), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 210N (N6497N), Diboll, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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