# NTSB FTW69D0347: Cessna 210A, N9408X, Crowley, TX, December 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1968
- Place: Crowley, TX · CROWLEY, TX
- Location: 32.5765° N, 97.3593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5765&lon=-97.3593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0347
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0347

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4354  68/12/27   CROWLEY,TEX         CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 350
        TIME - 1700                    N9408X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 70 DEG.LEFT X-WIND 25K GUSTING TO 38K. ACFT WAS BLOWN INTO TELEPHONE POLE ADJACENT TO RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9408X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408X-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 21057708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oak Grove

## Other investigations on N9408X (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 DEN65D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0039), Apr 1, 1965: Cessna 210 (N9408X), Cortez, CO, substantial damage

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.

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