Cessna T210M accident near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1984
On May 24, 1984 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N73TE, was destroyed in an accident near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1984 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Bloomsburg · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N73TE · no longer on the register · serial 210-62738
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH PWR LINES DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT WAS NOSE LOW UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN IT PITCHED UP. THE ACFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT 'ROCKED SIDE TO SIDE' ON THE RWY AND ONCE AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE. IT TRAVELED APRX 200 TO 300 FT AT AN ALT OF 20 TO 30 FT AGL BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN A THIRD TIME. WITNESSES CONTINUED TO STATE A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED NEAR THE END OF THE RWY AND THE ACFT CONTACTED THE PWR LINES WHILE IN A LEFT BANK AFTER WHICH IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE PLT WAS FLYING THE ACFT TO BLOOMSBURG SO MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED AFTER A SMALL OIL LEAK AND LOW COMPRESSION WERE NOTED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOWER COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER 6 CYL THAN IN THE OTHERS. MEASUREMENT ON THE WING FLAP ACTUATOR EXTENSION CORRELATES TO A 12 DEG FLAP SETTING. THE PLT/OPERATOR HANDBOOK CALLS FOR FULL FLAPS DURING SHORT FLD LANDINGS AND FOR FLAPS TO BE RETRACTED TO 20 DEGS DURING GO-AROUNDS UNTIL CLEAR OF OBSTACLES.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 300 hours in all; 160 in this make and model; 170 in the last 90 days; 40 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,487 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: CXY New Cumberland PA at 3:00 pm
- Destination: N13 Bloomsburg PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 2,800 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from IPT, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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