# NTSB FTW78DQG61: Cessna 210L, N732GE, Roscoe, TX, September 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1977
- Place: Roscoe, TX · ROSCOE, TX
- Location: 32.4419° N, 100.5322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roscoe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4419&lon=-100.5322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2149  77/9/26  NR.ROSCOE,TX          CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N732GE              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        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 ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ILLICIT DRUG FLIGHT,PILOT ABANDONED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732GE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732GE-1979-04-06), registration cancelled 1979-04-06, S/N 210-61496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770926041059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770926041059A), Sep 26, 1977: Cessna 210H, Roscoe, TX. Illicit drug flight,pilot abandoned aircraft.

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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