Cessna 210N accident near Houston, Texas, December 31, 1982
On December 31, 1982 at about 2:15 pm local time, a Cessna 210N, registered N6610Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Houston, Texas (Weiser airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 1982 · about 2:15 pm local time
- Place
- Houston, Texas · Weiser
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210N · all 210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N6610Y · no longer on the register · serial 21064458
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ENROUTE IN IMC THE ACFT HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PLT DESCENDED TO VFR CONDITIONS & ELECTED TO LAND AT WEISER ARPT. THE PLT LOWERED THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. HE THEN PUMPED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED DURING THE LANDING. HAD THE PLT CONTINUED TO MANUALLY PUMP HE WOULD HAVE LOCKED THE GEAR DOWN. THE ALTERNATOR FAN BLADE HAD SEPARATED & EXITED THROUGH THE ENG COWLING. THE RESULTANT VIBRATION CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR GROUND WIRE TO SEPARATE FROM ITS ATTACH POINT CAUSING THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,650 hours in all; 600 in this make and model; 140 in the last 90 days; 1,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 979 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Exchange
The flight
- Departed from: C Addison TX at 6:30 am
- Destination: C Houston TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 3,570 ft by 110 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,800 ft; scat at 500 ft
- Temperature: 108°F (42°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 am from IAH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6610Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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