Cessna T210M accident near Kilgore, Texas, July 19, 1985
On July 19, 1985 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N761YK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore airport). It was a business 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
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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 19, 1985 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Kilgore, Texas · Kilgore · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N761YK · registry record · serial 21062623
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS TO FERRY THE ACFT FROM MENA, AR, TO JACKSONVILLE, TX. DURING PRE-FLT HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL GAGES WERE INOP AND A VISUAL CHECK OF THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS MADE. THE PLT ESTIMATED SUFFICIENT FUEL REMAINED IN THE TANKS TO COMPLETE THE 50 MINUTE FLT. EN ROUTE, THE PLT RAN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY, THE ENG QUIT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG USING THE LEFT FUEL TANK. A GEAR UP FORCED LANDING RESULTED DURING WHICH THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE.
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 single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,484 hours in all; 186 in this make and model; 225 in the last 90 days; 1,310 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,135 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 3, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Rodan Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: M39 Mena AR at 3:00 pm
- Destination: JSO Jacksonville TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 2,800 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:51 pm from GGG, 6 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 N761YK the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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