Cessna T210L accident near Burleson, TX
On May 7, 2020, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burleson, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 7, 2020
- Place
- Burleson, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.529°N, 97.319°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200507X73856
Official records · CEN20LA172
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Kfws Tower Communications: Document (MP3), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 7, 2020, about 1513 central daylight time, a Cessna T210L airplane, N2074S, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Burleson, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was departing from runway 17R at Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS), Fort Worth, Texas. According to recorded radio communications and the airplane’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data, the airplane was cleared for takeoff and lifted off about 1504. The pilot made a right turn to crosswind, turned to downwind, climbed to pattern altitude, and then made a full-stop landing about 1508. He was cleared to taxi back to runway 17R and was subsequently cleared for a second takeoff. After the second takeoff the pilot radioed that he was "declaring an emergency” but did not state the nature of the emergency. The controller asked the pilot if he was “going down on the highway there." There was no reply from the pilot. A witness who observed the airplane climb said he heard the "loud strong engine sound suddenly and drastically reduce to either power off or a low idle." He saw the airplane fly level for a few seconds then descend slowly toward the ground; the wings banked slightly one way, then the other. He stated that the airplane continued flying straight while descending, that the wings began to rock slightly, and that when the airplane was about 10 to 20 ft above the tree line, its “rate of descent accelerated into the trees." The airplane struck tree-covered t
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
