Cessna T210M accident near Troutdale, Oregon, January 16, 1985
On January 16, 1985 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N6475B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon (Troutdale airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- January 16, 1985 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Troutdale, Oregon · Troutdale · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N6475B · no longer on the register · serial 62772
- 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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PLT FELT A 'TICK' IN THE ENGINE. PLT REDUCED PWR AND HEADED BACK TO TROUTDALE. ENGINE QUIT OVER THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 07 AS PLT WAS MAKING A 360 DEG TURN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY 07 CONTACTING SMALL BUSHES AND TREES. INSPECTION REVEALED THE EXTERNAL OIL LINE FROM THE ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP AND TURBO SUPERCHARGER FRACTRUED ALLOWING A LOSS OF ALL BUT 1 1/2 QTS OIL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRANKSHAFT SEIZURE.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,049 hours in all; 108 in this make and model; 228 in the last 90 days; 2,541 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,209 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 1, 1985; 31 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TTD Troutdale OR at 3:36 pm
- Destination: MFR Medford OR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 7, 4,640 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 20 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 15,000 ft; not recorded at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 37°F (3°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:57 pm from TTD, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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