FTW74FRJ30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210K · Shreveport, LA · April 14, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1974
Place
Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
Injuries
3 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8205MCessna T210K
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740414009629A
Case key
124404

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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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3-1087  74/4/14    SHREVEPORT,LA       CESSNA T210K        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2045
        TIME - 1153                    N8205M              PX-  0  2  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED 2500 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY COLLIDED WITH TREES,RAILROAD EMBANKMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8205M
Reported as
Cessna T210K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Regional

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.