FTW71AF063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210K · Roganville, TX · March 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 24, 1971
Place
Roganville, TX · ROGANVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8103GCessna 210K
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160271

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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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3-0297  71/3/24    ROGANVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 210K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 2079
        TIME - 1050                    N8103G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FRACTURE APPROX BETWEEN FILLETS OF NR 2 MAIN JOURNAL. HIT TREES AND PWR LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8103G
Reported as
Cessna 210K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.