Cessna P210N N731TT

Summary

On 11 August 1987 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N731TT was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 August 1987 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Clover (T02)

Coordinates

29.5491, -95.2708

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N731TT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Friendswood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW87FA196

2 people had minor injuries.

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

DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT MADE A NR HALF CIRCLE OVR THE ARPT & ENTERED A DWNWND FOR RWY 14R. DRG THE ENTRY, HE REDUCED PWR & NOTED 2 OR 3 SPUTTERS FM THE ENG. JUST BFR TURNING TO A BASE LEG, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOR ADNL POWER, BUT THERE WASNO RESPONSE FM THE ENG. HE STARTED TO LND ON A ROAD, BUT A TRUCK TURNED ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DWN NR THE FAR EDGE OF A SMALL FLD, WENT THRU A FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD, HIT A ROAD SIGN & POLE & BGN BURNING. THEACFT WAS NRLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF AN EXCESSIVELY RICH FUEL MIXTURE, JUST BFR THE ACDNT. BLACK SOOTY DEPOSITS WERE FND IN ALL CYLINDERS & ON THE SPARK PLUGS & PISTONS. A HELICOPTER PLT NOTED BLACK SMOKE (OR EXHAUST) FM THE ACFT AS IT WAS CIRCLING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ALSO, THE PLT BELIEVED THE ENG HAD 'LOADED UP' WHEN HE REDUCEDPWR EARLIER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ADNLY, THE PLT'S SON HAD FLOWN THE ACFT SVRL HRS & NOTED THE ENG RAN SMOOTHER AT HI RPM. HOWEVER, THE ACFT & ENG WERE TOO BADLY DMGD TO VERIFY A REASON FOR THE RICH MIXTURE. NO OTR PREIMPACT PRBLMS FND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.