Cessna 210N accident near Gonzales, Louisiana, October 13, 2026
On October 13, 2026 at about 10:50 am local time, a Cessna 210N, registered N1329U, was involved in an accident during initial climb near Gonzales, Louisiana. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 13, 2026 · about 10:50 am local time · cases in 2026
- Place
- Gonzales, Louisiana
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210N · all 210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N1329U · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of visual reference during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Acw, Inc.
Weather at the time
- Sky: overcast
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1329U on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 210 Centurion 1,527 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,274 since 1982 · 189 in the last ten years
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN27LA014.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.