Cessna T210M accident near Mc Alester, Oklahoma, September 14, 1986
On September 14, 1986 at about 8:20 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N7568M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mc Alester, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 14, 1986 · about 8:20 pm local time
- Place
- Mc Alester, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N7568M · registry record · serial 21062021
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
SIXTY-SIX YEAR OLD COMMERCIAL PILOT TAKING OFF FROM MC ALESTER, OK AIRPORT. PILOT STATED FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT ACTIVATED AUXILIARY FUEL PUMPS AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. COULD NOT RESTORE FUEL PRESSURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF FUEL PUMP REVEALED NO DEFICIENCIES. ENGINE WAS RUN DURING INVESTIGATION. NORMAL OPERATION AT 1000 RPM. ENGINE RUN TERMINATED DUE TO FUEL LEAK AT MIXTURE CONTROL SHAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TWO AND ONE-HALF MONTHS OVERDUE ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. LAST MEDICAL ISSUED ON 11-24-81.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 804 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 3,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,768 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 27, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MLC Mc Alester OK at 8:20 pm
- Destination: DUA Durant OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 12,000 ft; scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:23 pm from MLC, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW86LA168.