# Incident 19961004038969I: Cessna 210D, Spearman, TX, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996, 15:55 local time
- Place: Spearman, TX
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.1982° N, 101.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1982&lon=-101.1943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004038969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE JUMPER MR. RICH YANKE STRUCK TWO INDIVIDUALS WHILE LANDING IN THE SPEARMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM. MS. SAIN PILLON WAS FATALLY INJURED AND MR. PIERCE PILLON SUFFERED A FRACTURED ELBOW. THE JUMPER MR. YANKE SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS. TITLE 14 CFR 105.15(A) WAS VIOLATED BY MR. YANKE BECAUSE HE CREATED A HAZARD TO PERSON'S AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N45AM (4)

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

- [Incident 20251106020599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251106020599I), Nov 6, 2025: Cessna 210D (N45AM), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. On November 6, at approximately 1530 hours, the airman selected the landing gear down lever while on final approach to land. However, he did not receive a…
- [Incident 19860128006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860128006569I), Jan 28, 1986: Cessna 210D (N45AM), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 19840423020989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840423020989I), Apr 23, 1984: Cessna 210D (N45AM), Mcgregor, TX, Minor damage. Struck a deer on the landing roll. Damaged engine cowling.
- [Accident 19840124022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124022869A), Jan 24, 1984: Cessna 210D (N45AM), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Main gear would not lower due to hydrulic power pack failure. Landed gear up.

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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