Cessna T210N accident near Waring, Texas, January 9, 1984
On January 9, 1984 at about 3:40 pm local time, a Cessna T210N, registered N9515Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Waring, Texas (Rust airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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
- January 9, 1984 · about 3:40 pm local time
- Place
- Waring, Texas · Rust
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N9515Y · no longer on the register · serial 21064534
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING FLT IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE ALTERNATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT THE PLT HAD GOTTEN INTO VMC CONDITIONS. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. HE REPORTED THAT HIS APCH SPEED WAS TOO FAST, HE LANDED LONG & THERE WAS NO EFFECTIVE BRAKING ON WET GRASS. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, WENT DOWN A SLOPE & HIT 2 FENCES & A SMALL BUILDING. A BROKEN TERMINAL WAS FOUND ON AN ALTERNATOR LEAD.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 913 hours in all; 712 in this make and model; 36 in the last 90 days; 810 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 250 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SJT San Angelo TX at 2:15 pm
- Destination: SAT San Antonio TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 2,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from SAT, 30 miles away
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 N9515Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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