- Date
- October 10, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caddo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5167YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861010048579A
- Case key
- 22288
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Private pilot in Cessna T210 attempted take off from soft, unimproved field, pilot and 1 passenger, 80 gallons fuel, crosswind component of 12 knots. Pilot rotated aircraft prematurely. Acft settled back to ground and became airborne with approximately 20 ft altitude at end of field. Failed to maintain adequate airspeed for sufficient climb to clear powerlines. Aircraft stalled and collided with powerlines and terrain. Pilot and passenger escaped injury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5167Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064103
- Airframe hours
- 1,244
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon S. Swift
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1986 · 3 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 778 total · 277 in this make and model · 778 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 58 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.