Plane Crash List

Cessna T210N N6399Y

26 September 1984 · San Augustine, Texas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 26 September 1984 at about 18:28 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N6399Y was involved in an accident near San Augustine, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:28
Classification
Accident
Location
San Augustine, Texas, United States
Coordinates
31.5191, -94.1097
Aircraft
Cessna T210N
Registration
N6399Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Springfield → Beaumont
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW84LA402

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHILE ON A IFR FLIGHT AFTER HIS ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE SELECTED TOUCHDOWN POINT, IMPACTED TREES AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. IT THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE CRANKSHIFT SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT DUE TO HIGH CYCLIC METAL FATIGUE CRACKING. THE CRACK ORIGINATED ABOUT 0.044 INCH BELOW THE SURFACE IN THE RADIUS AT THE FORWARD END OF THE NO. 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. THE ORIGIN OF THE FATIGUE CRACK WAS IN AN AREA WHICH WAS FREE OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS. THE CRANKSHAFT MET THE ENGINEERINGSPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIAL, HARDNESS, AND NITRIDE THICKNESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 Feb 1984 Cessna T210N
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30 Mar 1984 Cessna T210N
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14 Oct 1984 Cessna T210N
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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