Cessna 210M accident near Tolar, TX
On November 16, 2003, a Cessna 210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tolar, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 16, 2003
- Place
- Tolar, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.368°N, 97.868°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031211X02018
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 16, 2003, approximately 0835 central standard time, a Cessna 210M single-engine airplane, N777SG, was destroyed when it impacted the ground during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power near Tolar, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that departed Granbury Municipal Airport (GDJ), near Granbury, Texas, about 0830, destined for Clark Field Municipal Airport (SEP), near Stephenville, Texas. According to the pilot's husband, who was an airline pilot, the weather north of the airport was "unrestricted", and there was, "no weather in sight south of the airport." Prior to departure, he taxied the airplane to the end of the runway with his wife and performed an engine run-up. The husband said that he did not normally do the run-up with his wife, but they had not flown the airplane in two weeks, and he wanted to make sure everything was operating correctly. After the run-up was completed, the pilot taxied the airplane back to their hangar and he deplaned. His wife then taxied back to the end of the runway, and departed. About five minutes later, while preparing his Cessna 195 for departure (he planned to follow his wife to Stephenville), he heard his wife transmit over the airport's UNICOM frequency. She stated that the engine was losing power, had encountered fo
Probable cause
The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the fog.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
