# NTSB FTW92FA068: Cessna 210G, N5896F, Darrouzett, TX, February 11, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 10, 1992, 19:55 local (Feb 11, 1992, 01:55 UTC)
- Place: Darrouzett, TX
- Coordinates: 36.44083, -100.319221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4408&lon=-100.3192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92FA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18351/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA068

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, descent
  - engine accessories,vacuum pump - worn
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

DURING A NIGHT IFR FLIGHT THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO DESCEND FROM A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FEET TO SIX THOUSAND FEET. THE CLEARANCE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER CONTACT WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT A DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 127 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE ASSIGNED HEADING AND IMPACTED INTO A WET CULTIVATED FARM FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S VACUUM PUMP REVEALED WEAR ON THE VANES AND ROTOR. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE VACUUM PUMP COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE PRE-IMPACT FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5896F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896F-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 21058896 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21058896
- Airframe hours: 2220
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A5 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Perryton Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Perryton Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 29, 1991, 64 hours before
- Departed: PWA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Destination: PYX, PERRYTON, TX
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 709 total, 165 in this make and model, 679 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GAG, 22 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 19920210004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920210004769A), Feb 10, 1992: Cessna 210G, Darrouzett, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed during night IFR flight. Wreckage indicates uncontrolled ground impact. No mechanical anomalies.

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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