FTW71DQD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Balmorhea, TX · July 27, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1970
Place
Balmorhea, TX · BALMORHEA, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5949FCessna 210
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110128

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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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3-3146  70/7/27  NR.BALMORHEA,TEX      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1150
        TIME - 0930                    N5949F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BALMORHEA,TEX               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- SETTLED TO L OF RWY,GR HIT ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5949F
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon Ranch

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.