Cessna 210A accident near Weatherford, Texas, April 29, 1998
On April 29, 1998 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 210A, registered N9466X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Weatherford, Texas (Parker County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The restricted movement of the elevator control system by a bolt.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 29, 1998 · about 10:00 pm local time · cases in 1998
- Place
- Weatherford, Texas · Parker County · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210A · all 210As on the register
- Registration
- N9466X · registry record · serial 21057766
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During landing, the airplane touched down hard damaging the propeller and the firewall. According to the pilot, he was unable to flare the airplane due to a 'stuck' control yoke. Both the pilot and his passenger reported that following the flight, the owner of the airplane inspected the area behind the instrument panel and found that a bolt through the yoke was catching on tubing behind the panel. An FAA inspector examined the airplane approximately 1 month after the accident and found no discrepancies in the elevator control system.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 33 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days; 2,064 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,690 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 15, 1997; 36 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BMT Beaumont TX at 8:30 pm
- Destination: WEA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,889 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9466X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N9466X on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 210 Centurion 1,526 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental IO-470 4,724 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Parker County · nearest airport
- Beaumont Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,064 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,966 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N9466X 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW98LA226.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.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.