# NTSB SEA86IA058: Cessna T210, N5205A, Roche Harbor, WA, February 4, 1986

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: February 3, 1986, 16:27 local (Feb 4, 1986, 00:27 UTC)
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Coordinates: 48.530296, -123.059684 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5303&lon=-123.0597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA86IA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40310/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86IA058

## Sequence of events

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

- Fire, takeoff - initial climb
  - electrical system,electric relay - corroded (cause)
  - electrical system,electric relay - shorted (cause)
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, ELECTRICAL FIRE BROKE OUT IN BACK OF PILOT'S YOKE. PILOT MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH FIVE- INCH FLAMES BY HAND, CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET AND EVALUATED SITUATION. NOTING NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ENROUTE, COMMUNICATIONS BECAME ERRATIC, TRANSMITTING CAPABILITY EVENTUALLY LOST BEFORE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CORRODED AND SHORTED PRINT CIRCUIT BOARD SERVING YOKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5205A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063307
- Airframe hours: 1719
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Nelson Air Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 9S1, ROCHE HARBOR, WA
- Destination: BFI, SEATTLE, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 316 total, 4 in this make and model, 175 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19860203011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860203011289I), Feb 3, 1986: Cessna T210N, Roche Harbor, WA. Extinguished flames from control yoke by hand. Printed circuit board serving yoke electrical connections corroded.

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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