- Date
- December 19, 1987, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bismarck, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7381UCessna T210R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871219070699A
- Case key
- 17426
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Preflight planning/preparation - poorFactor
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The plt was attempting to takeoff at dusk on a gravel road. The acft veered off of road and hit a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7381U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064966
- Airframe hours
- 297
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-CE, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles B Severn
- Registered owner
- Charles B Severn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 28, 1987 · 183 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 903 total · 700 in this make and model · 577 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7381U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.