# NTSB FTW71AF071: Cessna 210H, N5977F, Iraan, TX, April 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1971
- Place: Iraan, TX · IRAAN, TX
- Location: 30.9129° N, 101.9001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iraan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9129&lon=-101.9001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0117  71/4/15    IRAAN,TEX           CESSNA 210H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2194
        TIME - 2100                    N5977F              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IRAAN MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 FT STOCKTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD PULL UP CIRCLE L,SHORTLY THEREAFTER NOSED UP STEEPLY THEN DSCNDD STEEPLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5977F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5977F-1971-07-09), registration cancelled 1971-07-09, S/N 21058977 (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: Iraan Mun

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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