# NTSB FTW84FA180: Cessna 210-5(205), N8150Z, Beaumont, TX, April 1, 1984 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: March 31, 1984, 19:05 local (Apr 1, 1984, 01:05 UTC) - Place: Beaumont, TX - Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 4 fatal - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 21110 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84FA180 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21110/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA180 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor) - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - turbulence in clouds (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather observation - disregarded, pilot in command (cause) - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, descent - uncontrolled - design stress limits of aircraft - performed, pilot in command (cause) - wing,bracing strut - failure,total (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE ACFT WAS FLOWN INTO IMC WX AFTER THE FLT HAD BEEN ADVISED BY THE WX SERVICE THAT VFR FLT WAS BARELY FEASIBLE. NO WX BRIEFING BY FAA WAS RECORDED & NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HRS OF DARKNESS. A WITNESS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE OBSERVED AN ACFT THRU BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WHICH APPEARED TO BE FLYING UNDER CONTROL ON TOP OF THE CLOUDS OR IN BETWEEN LAYERS OF CLOUDS. A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE ACFT WAS SEEN TO FALL OUT OF A SOLID UPPER CLOUD LAYER FOR ABOUT 300-500 FT BEFORE DISAPPEARING INTO A LOWER CLOUD LAYER. SEPARATED COMPONENT OF THE LEFT & RT WINGS OF THE ACFT WERE LOCATED OVER A MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE IMPACT CRATER. THE PLTS LOG DID NOT CONTAIN ANY HISTORY OF HOODED OR INSTRUMENT FLT. NO MEDICAL OR MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES OF A CAUSAL NATURE WERE FOUND DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8150Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8150Z-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 205-0150, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5(205) - Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 205-0150 - Airframe hours: 1888 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-S 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard C.Wright - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 26, 1983, 51 hours before - Departed: ACT, WACO, TX - Destination: LFT, LAFAYETTE, LA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 201 total, 201 in this make and model, 150 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 150° at 7 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BPT, 12 nm away ## 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 19840331012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331012339A), Mar 31, 1984: Cessna 2105, Beautmont, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into clouds, lost control. Airframe failure in flight. Turbulence and possibility of being over gross factors. ## Other investigations on N8150Z (2) 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. - [NTSB CHI68D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0281), Aug 26, 1967: Cessna 205 (N8150Z), Princeton, IN, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI67F0173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0173), Aug 27, 1966: Cessna 205 (N8150Z), Oak Creek, WI, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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