# NTSB FTW76FRA18: Cessna 210A, N9508X, La Grange, TX, December 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1975
- Place: La Grange, TX · LA GRANGE, TX
- Location: 29.9126° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9126&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3696   75/12/4   LA GRANGE,TX        CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N9508X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUENTHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDICKS,TX                  LA GRANGE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW UNDER MARKED PWR LINES & HIT 2 OTR LINES 30FT AGL.STUDENT PLT STATED HE WAS PIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9508X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9508X-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 21057808, 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: Guenther Field

## 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 19751204037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751204037889A), Dec 4, 1975: Cessna 210A, La Grange, TX, Substantial damage. Flew under marked pwr lines & hit 2 otr lines 30FT AGL.student plt stated he was PIC.

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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