# NTSB FTW83LA035: Cessna T210L, N1767X, Midland, TX, November 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 9, 1982, 14:19 local (20:19 UTC)
- Place: Midland, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA035

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ADVISED MIDLAND APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL OVER THE WEST SIDE OF MIDLAND, TX AT 4800 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO DISAPPEAR FROM THE RADAR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE RAN THE TANKS DRY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1767X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1767X-2012-02-16), registration cancelled 2012-02-16, S/N 21060788, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21060788
- Airframe hours: 1904
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert L. Hyde
- Registered owner: Robert L. Hyde
- Departed: MEM, MEMPHIS, TN
- Destination: MDD, MIDLAND, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark, runway 16, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,332 total, 434 in this make and model, 1,259 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821109057789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821109057789A), Nov 9, 1982: Cessna T210L, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination. Crash landed wheels up short of runway.

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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