Cessna T210N N9499Y
20 February 1987 · West Fargo, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1987 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N9499Y, operated by TRI State Drilling & Equipment, was involved in an accident near West Fargo, North Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Fargo (D54)
- Coordinates
- 46.8996, -96.8093
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N
- Registration
- N9499Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TRI State Drilling & Equipment
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Buffalo → Fargo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87FA057
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH TO WEST FARGO ARPT. THE ACFT CONTINUED FLT TO THE GROUND, HIT HARD, BOUNCED AND THEN FLEW CLOSE TO THE GROUND IN A LARGE SWEEPING ARC UNTIL THE LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A ROAD EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN A FARMERS FIELD A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. ICE WAS FOUND ON THE ACFT AND GROUND NEAR THE ACFT APRX 1/2 HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Cessna T210N | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Ford Farms, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1987 | Cessna T210N | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Fullerton, California, United States | Northrup, Jack A. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Skaneateles, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Oct 1987 | Cessna T210N | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | Computer Networking Spec. Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper J5A | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | Jackson, Carl F. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Hughes 269C | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1987 | Cessna T210R | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | Charles B Severn | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | Johnson Construction Co. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172H | Larimore, North Dakota, United States | Eugene A. Rohl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1987 | Mooney M20C | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |