# NTSB FTW71DQD03: Cessna 210, N5949F, Balmorhea, TX, July 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1970
- Place: Balmorhea, TX · BALMORHEA, TX
- Location: 30.9824° N, 103.7450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Balmorhea, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9824&lon=-103.7450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5949F), registered now, S/N 21058949, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon Ranch

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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