- Date
- July 31, 1983, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eureka, NV
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N761NFCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830731036739A
- Case key
- 23807
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Analysis
The pilot had landed at this strip to attend a local rodeo. The airstrip was 2000 ft of loose gravel. The wind was calm,temperature 65 degrees, and the elevation was 5900 ft MSL, density alt was 7500 ft. the pilot used 10 degrees of flaps for takeoff. He said he became airborne but could not accelerate or climb and could no longer successfully abort the takeoff. He said the right wing dropped, struck the ground and cartwheeled the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761NF
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3800
- Airframe hours
- 950
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William H. Phipps
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1983
- Destination
- 011 · Fair Oaks, CA
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 611 total · 47 in this make and model · 528 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °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.