SEA67F0189

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-210F · Hillsboro, OR · September 21, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1966
Place
Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6731RCessna T-210F
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121490

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0802  66/9/21    HILLSBORO OREG      CESSNA T-210F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 102
        TIME - 1300                    N6731R              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT INDAVERTENTLY MISUSED MIXTURE CONTROL. ACFT WAS LANDED WHEELS UP INTENTIONALLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6731R
Reported as
Cessna T-210F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hillsboro

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.