# Incident 19880817046649I: Cessna 210, Cotton Center, TX, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cotton Center, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9542T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9542T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 850 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817046649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A POWERLINE AT APPROACH END OF LANDING STRIP CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N9542T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910811033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033229A), Aug 11, 1991: Cessna 210 (N9542T), Chino Valley, AZ, Substantial damage. Encountered weather en route. Landed on road. Attempted takeoff on muddy road after rain shower. Skidded into rocks

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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