Cessna 210G N5901F

Summary

On 14 December 1984 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 210G registered N5901F, operated by R.a. Haltermann, was involved in an accident near Temple, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 December 1984 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Temple, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210G

Registration

N5901F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

R.a. Haltermann

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arlington → Corpus Christi

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA075

1 person was 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

DURING THE FLT IN IMC, PLT REPORTED LOW OIL PRESSURE TO ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. APRX 4 MINS LATER AN ENGINE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. PLT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT APRX 250 FT AGL AND THE ACFT IMPACTED A POWER LINE DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE #2 MAIN BEARING HAD SPUN IN THE BEARING SUPPORT WHICH INITIATED THE FAILURE OF THE RODS AND CRANKSHAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.