# NTSB DEN06LA067: Cessna T210N, N7617N, Arkansas City, KS, April 20, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 19, 2006, 20:09 local (Apr 20, 2006, 01:09 UTC) - Place: Arkansas City, KS - Coordinates: 37.168056, -97.037223 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1681&lon=-97.0372&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63527 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06LA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63527/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA067 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the guide wire resulting in the airplane striking the wire and subsequently impacting the terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, cruise - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - guy wire - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - open field ## Analysis The pilot reported that they had taken off with the intentions of taking photographs. He said they headed east of the town where the terrain was hilly. The pilot said, "As the terrain came up closer to us, I climbed marginally to photograph the hills." The pilot said that the airplane "struck a guide wire" and that he "set [the airplane] down hard in a plowed field. The airplane caught fire and was totally consumed ..." An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On April 19, 2006, approximately 2009 central daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N7617N, was destroyed when during low altitude cruise flight over rising terrain, the airplane struck a guy wire and then impacted terrain near Arkansas City, Kansas. A post-impact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and passenger on board the airplane sustained serious injuries. Local law enforcement personnel at the accident scene reported that the pilot may have been flying low taking pictures when the airplane "struck the power lines." A "power line" was observed being down at the site. The deputy said that a post-crash fire consumed most of the airplane. He also said that the power was out in the area. The pilot reported they had taken off from Winfield, Kansas, with the intention of taking photographs. He said they headed east of the town where the terrain was hilly. The pilot said, "As the terrain came up closer to us, I climbed marginally to photograph the hills." The pilot said that the airplane "struck a guide wire" and that he "set [the airplane] down hard in a plowed field. The airplane caught fire and was totally consumed ..." An examination of the airplane showed the guy wire wrapped around the propeller spinner. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7617N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7617N-2006-09-28), registration cancelled 2006-09-28, S/N 21063244 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210N - Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21063244 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-R 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Allen Wayne Herman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: WLD, Arkansas, SC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,700 total, 90 in this make and model, 1,700 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 350° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: WLD, 6 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060419006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419006839A), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna T210N, Arkansas City, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed strother field (kwld) and was maneuvering 9 miles east of Arkansas City, KS, when it struck a power line. The aircraft traveled… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.