# NTSB FTW87LA004: Cessna T210N, N5167Y, Caddo, TX, October 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Caddo, TX
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22288/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA004

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - rotation - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - descent - uncontrolled, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5167Y-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N 21064103, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064103
- Airframe hours: 1244
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861010048579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010048579A), Oct 10, 1986: Cessna T210N, Caddo, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from a rough soft, muddy field. Stalled into a power line after climbing only 20 feet AGL.

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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