- Date
- October 31, 1988, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1357MCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881031048449A
- Case key
- 34667
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot took off on a 4500 ft runway, raised the landing gear, and turned south at approximately the 2500 ft point. Aircraft lost engine power. Pilot attempted to return to departure runway. Aircraft impacted prior to reaching the runway. Examination of the engine failed to identify any problems with the engine. The left fuel tank had approximately 1 quart of fuel. The right fuel tank had an undetermined quantity of fuel. The fuel selector was on the right tank. The landing gear control handle was found in the down position. However, the landing gear was in transit at impact. Post acc invest revealed no fuel in the fuel line, gascolator, or fuel manifold. The eng was test run after the acc with no abnormalities. The plts shoulder harness was found folded and stowed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1357M
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061393
- Airframe hours
- 1,784
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Scranton Aircraft Sales Inc.
- Registered owner
- Scranton Aircraft Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 26, 1987 · 165 hours before
- Airport
- H35 · Clarksville, runway 9, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,183 total · 450 in this make and model · 13,183 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 56 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.