Cessna T210L accident near Rosenburg, Texas, October 5, 1984
On October 5, 1984 at about 11:03 pm local time, a Cessna T210L, registered N29618, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rosenburg, Texas. It was a personal 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 1984 · about 11:03 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Rosenburg, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · all T210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N29618 · registry record · serial 21059871
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT HAD ALTERED ROUTE OF FLIGHT TWICE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE IFR WX, FINALLY REVERSING COURSE TO LAND AT AN OVERFLOWN VFR AIRPORT. PLT STATED THAT AS HE HEADED TO THE THE ARPT THE ENGINE COUGHED AND QUIT. PLT SWITCHED TANKS AND TURNED ON BOOST PUMP. ENGINE RAN BRIEFLY AND QUIT AGAIN. PLT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL CLEAR SPACE BUT ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING ROLL AND FLIPPED INVERTED. ACFT FLT MANUAL CAUTIONS AGAINST SUSTAINED USE OF 'HI' BOOST POSITION OF FUEL PUMP, WHICH CAN CAUSE FLOODING AS EVIDENCED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF POWER FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS.
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: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 4,300 hours in all; 4,000 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 4,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 700 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ABI Abilene TX
- Destination: AAP Houston TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:00 pm from SGR, 9 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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N29618 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion 1,280 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H 11 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Abilene Regional · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,064 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,966 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW85LA009.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.
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