# NTSB FTW71FRH03: Cessna 210, N7487E, Rocksprings, TX, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Rocksprings, TX · ROCKSPRINGS, TX
- Location: 30.0171° N, 100.2133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocksprings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0171&lon=-100.2133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRH03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0328  71/3/28    ROCKSPRINGS,TEX     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 0948                    N7487E              PX-  0  3  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE PASS,TEX              SAN ANGELO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE ACTUATING PIN FAILED AT THREADED END,CAUSE NOT DETERMINED. ROCK STREWN TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7487E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487E-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 57187, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7487E (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN67D0184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0184), Dec 28, 1966: Cessna 210 (N7487E), Seibert, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1533), Apr 30, 1964: Cessna 210 (N7487E), Enid, OK, substantial damage

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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