# NTSB MIA81FA069: Robertson T210N, N5117Y, Ft.Pierce, FL, May 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1981
- Place: Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1644   81/5/6    FT.PIERCE,FL        ROBERTSON T210N     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1406                    N5117Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 39, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE CO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.PIERCE,FL                OPALOCKA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD UNDUE ROLL TENDENCY SINCE STOL KIT INSTLD.L AILERON DWN CABLE FND OFF PULLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5117Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117Y-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 21064082, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: St Lucie Co Intl

## 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 19810506023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506023009A), May 6, 1981: Cessna T210N, Ft Pierce, FL, Destroyed. Steep climbing turn on takeoff. Stalled, hit ground, cartwheeled. Aileron control cable off pulley.

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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