# NTSB FTW77FA014: Cessna 210B, N9705X, Waelder, TX, November 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1976
- Place: Waelder, TX · WAELDER, TX
- Location: 29.6945° N, 97.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waelder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6945&lon=-97.2978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3438  76/11/19   WAELDER,TX          CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9705X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DATE OF ACCDT PRESUMED. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.134%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9705X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705X-1977-01-25), registration cancelled 1977-01-25, S/N 21058005 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19761119036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119036749A), Nov 19, 1976: Cessna 210B, Waelder, TX, Destroyed. Date of accdt presumed. Plt blood alcohol level 0.134 .

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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