Cessna T210N accident near Buckeye, Arizona, November 11, 1986
On November 11, 1986 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Cessna T210N, registered N1625U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona (Rogers Strip airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were seriously injured. 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
- November 11, 1986 · about 2:45 pm local time
- Place
- Buckeye, Arizona · Rogers Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N1625U · registry record · serial 64710
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A CESSNA T210N CRASHED WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO UNDERFLY WIRES DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE SURFACE WINDS AND MADE HIS FINAL APPROACH WITH A TAIL WIND. WHEN HE PASSED THE MIDPOINT ON THE 2,600 FT AIRSTRIP AND STILL WAS NOT ON THE GROUND HE DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. HE NOTICED WIRES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP IN HIS FLIGHT PATH AND ATTEMPTED TO UNDERFLY THEM. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN PRIOR TO THE WIRES. REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S TRAINING RECORDS REVEALED HE HAD NOT COMPLETED A PILOT COMPETENCY TEST IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS AS REQUIRED BY PART 135.293(B).
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,865 hours in all; 340 in this make and model; 201 in the last 90 days; 49 in the last 30 days; 2,722 as pilot in command; 1,151 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,171 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, October 27, 1986; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PHX Phoenix AZ at 2:15 pm
- Destination: Buckeye AZ
- Runway 9, 2,500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 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 LAX87LA037.