FTW67F0539

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Atlanta, TX · April 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1967
Place
Atlanta, TX · ATLANTA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5823FCessna 210
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117650

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1274  67/4/21    ATLANTA,TEX         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 382
        TIME - 0630                    N5823F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- MAIN FUEL LINE NOT FLARED,CAME LOOSE FROM FITTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5823F
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Atlanta

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.