# NTSB FTW75FPD27: Cessna 210A, N9497X, Hamilton, TX, February 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1975
- Place: Hamilton, TX · HAMILTON, TX
- Location: 31.7004° N, 98.1197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7004&lon=-98.1197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0280  75/2/24  NR.HAMILTON,TX        CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4717
        TIME - 1345                    N9497X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HAMILTON,TX                  WELLINGTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DMGD PROP REPLACED 86 HRS BFOR ACCDT.LND IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9497X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497X-2017-04-04), registration cancelled 2017-04-04, S/N 21057797, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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
- Airport: Hamilton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750224002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750224002809A), Feb 24, 1975: Cessna 210A, Hamilton, TX, Substantial damage. Dmgd prop replaced 86 hrs bfor accdt. Lnd in pasture.

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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