# Accident 19961008031219A: Cessna T210M, Everett, WA, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 08:45 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9792° N, 122.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9792&lon=-122.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761TQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761TQ-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031219A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE 75-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED ALL ATC VECTORS AND INSTRUCTIONS AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARANCE TO PERFORM AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH, BUT HE DID NOT OPERATE THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH VECTORS. THE AIRPLANE FLEW THROUGH THE ILS LOCALIZER COURSE DURING THE INIITIAL VECTORING, AND ATC CANCELED THE PILOT'S CLEARANCE TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. ATC BEGAN TO RE-VECTOR THE AIRPLANE FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. AGAIN THE PILOT DID NOT OPERATE THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATC VECTORS. HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH AND BEGAN TO DESCEND ABOUT 1,000 FEET PER MINUTE AT 150 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE ABOUT 1,400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE BELOW THE PUBLISHED APPROACH VISIBILITY MINIMUMS. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND THE AIRPLANE'S ANNUAL INSPECTION WERE EXPIRED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A POTENT PRESCRIPTION NARCOTIC AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH. THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF SEVERE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

## 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 SEA97FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA005), Oct 8, 1996: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Everett, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to the recent excessive use of potent prescription drugs, the pilot's descent below the published decision height, and the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N761TQ (3)

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

- [Incident 19910830044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830044809I), Aug 30, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Reno, NV. Alternator power fluctuating en route. Pulled master switch and used power only for radio contact. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19830805062339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805062339I), Aug 5, 1983: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Loud bang on gear retraction on takeoff. Landed normal. Upper torque link had failed.
- [Incident 19810511035109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511035109I), May 11, 1981: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Paterson, WA, Minor damage. Gear up landing after flap malfunction distracted pilot. Found defective up position microswitch. Gear horn fault.

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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