# Accident 20200507005479A: Cessna T210L, Burleson, TX, May 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2020, 15:05 local time
- Place: Burleson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5294° N, 97.3190° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5294&lon=-97.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074S-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200507005479A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 7, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1518 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210L, N2074S, IMPACTED TREE-COVERED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 17 RIGHT AT FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS). THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT RADIOED SPINKS TOWER THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN SHORTLY AFTER HIS THIRD TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM TERRAIN IMPACT AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

METAR KFWS 072032Z 1502028KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2994

## 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 CEN20LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA172), May 7, 2020: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Burleson, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N2074S (3)

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

- [Incident 20050808018159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808018159I), Aug 8, 2005: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Fort Worth, TX. (-23) On 08/08/2005, at approximately 10:50 am local time, a Cessna (CE-210-T210L) aircraft, registration number N2074S, owned and piloted by [privacy data…
- [Accident 19900712025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025409A), Jul 12, 1990: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation on final. Landed short. Slid into fence. Left tank empty. Fuel indicator inoperative. Right full.
- [Incident 19810731054199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731054199I), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna T210L (N2074S), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Landed wheels up with gear horn blowing failed to check gear down. Step cable broke, fouled nose gear.

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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