# Accident 20070219002409A: Cessna 210K, Lago Vista, TX, February 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Airport: Rusty Allen Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6095° N, 95.6098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6095&lon=-95.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1162M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1162M-2009-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070219002409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN ONE HALF MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND POST FIRE. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. NO NMAC, NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## 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 DFW07FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA073), Feb 19, 2007: Cessna 210K (N1162M), Lago Vista, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention with a reported autopilot malfunction.

## Other reports on N1162M (2)

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

- [Incident 20050601010749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601010749I), Jun 1, 2005: Cessna 210K (N1162M), Lago Vista, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On landing at largo Vista (Rusty Allen) airport (5R3), plane struck a deer damaging the nose landing gear, propeller and underside of the fuselage.
- [Accident 19991030029649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991030029649A), Oct 30, 1999: Cessna 210K (N1162M), Ponca City, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 30, 1999, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 210K, N1162M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a field near Ponca City,…

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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