Cessna T-210M N210TA

Summary

On 8 February 1986 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna T-210M registered N210TA, operated by Jack T. Thompson, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 February 1986 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Albuquerque (ABQ)

Coordinates

35.0598, -106.6209

Aircraft

Cessna T-210M

Registration

N210TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jack T. Thompson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Taos

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86FA076

3 people were seriously injured.

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 PLT TOOK OFF ON THE 13,373 FOOT RWY IN IMC CONDITIONS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. THE ARPT CONTROL TWR CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT AT MIDFIELD AFTER TAKEOFF, EMITTING BLACK SMOKE AND INFORMED THE PLT. THE PLT REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT TURN UNTIL VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST IN CONDITIONS OF LOW CEILING AND VIS. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE ACFT BY RADIO WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF AN ACFT HANGAR LOCATED ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH OF THE RWY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG AND ACFT REVEALED THE PISTON CROWNS, CYLINDER HEADS, INTAKE VALVES AND SPARK PLUGS WERE COVERED WITH BLACK SOOT. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION AND THE AUX FUEL PUMP WAS ON. THE ACFT OPERATOR HANDBOOK REQUIRES THE AUX FUEL BOOST PUMP BE 'OFF' AND THE MIXTURE ADJUSTED TO LESS THAN 186 POUNDS PER HOUR FUEL FLOW DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.