# NTSB FTW71AF054: Cessna 210H, N5978F, Louise, TX, February 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1971
- Place: Louise, TX · LOUISE, TX
- Location: 29.1136° N, 96.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louise, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1136&lon=-96.4120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0057  71/2/26    LOUISE,TEX          CESSNA 210H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 536
        TIME - 1938                    N5978F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOFF AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOUISE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- .4HR NIGHT FLT 4/27/70.HIT TREES ABT 32FT AGL APRX 1.5MI SHORT OF UNLIGHTED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5978F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978F-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 21058978, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Goff Airstrip

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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