# NTSB FTW77FA006: Cessna 210B, N9640X, Granbury, TX, October 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1976
- Place: Granbury, TX · GRANBURY, TX
- Location: 32.4484° N, 97.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4484&lon=-97.7701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4161  76/10/21 NR.GRANBURY,TX        CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 3877
        TIME - 1445                    N9640X              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECAN PLANTATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ODESSA,TX                   LONGVIEW,TX                  TYLER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #5 CYLINDER SEPARATED.5 OF 6 CYL HOLD-DOWN STUDS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9640X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9640X-1979-01-23), registration cancelled 1979-01-23, S/N 21057940, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pecan Plantation

## 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 19761021042159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021042159A), Oct 21, 1976: Cessna 210B, TX, Destroyed

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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