Cessna T210M accident near Boise, Idaho, May 25, 2000
On May 25, 2000 at about 4:40 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N761VZ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boise, Idaho (Boise Air Terminal airport). It was a personal 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 deterioration and subsequent leakage of a hydraulic line which resulted in the total loss of hydraulic fluid and the inability of the pilot to extend the landing gear into the locked position.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 25, 2000 · about 4:40 pm local time
- Place
- Boise, Idaho · Boise Air Terminal · 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
- N761VZ · no longer on the register · serial 21062565
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Approaching his destination, the pilot lowered the landing gear of the Cessna T210M, and was then advised by the tower that the gear did not appear to be locked down. After a flyby confirming the right main landing gear only partially extended, the pilot attempted corrective action without success. He then returned to the airport and executed a power-off, full flaps landing to runway 28L. During the landing roll, the right gear collapsed and the right horizontal stabilizer was damaged. Post-crash examination revealed that the hydraulic hose between the system and the nose gear door actuator had deteriorated allowing a total hydraulic fluid loss and rendering the gear system inoperable.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,744 hours in all; 950 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,173 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 6, 1999; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: U36 Aberdeen ID at 3:10 pm
- Destination: BOI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 28L, 9,763 ft by 190 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:56 pm from BOI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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