# Accident 20041016027219A: Cessna T210N, Seven Points, TX, October 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2004, 12:10 local time
- Place: Seven Points, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0281° N, 96.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0281&lon=-96.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041016027219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N11FB, A CE-210-210N, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. FRANK A. BLACKENBECKLER, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS PERSONAL PLEASURE. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE TO AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HAY BALE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNC) ON 16 OCT, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1155 LOCAL CENTRAL TIME.

## 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 DFW05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA007), Oct 16, 2004: Cessna T210N (N11FB), Seven Points, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number one connecting rod. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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