Cessna T210-H accident near Cascade Locks, Oregon, January 30, 1986
On January 30, 1986 at about 11:55 pm local time, a Cessna T210-H, registered N1TF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cascade Locks, Oregon (Cascade Locks airport). It was a business 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 30, 1986 · about 11:55 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Cascade Locks, Oregon · Cascade Locks · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210-H · all T210-Hs on the register
- Registration
- N1TF · no longer on the register · serial 21060610
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLL ON THE 1800 FOOT LONG 30 FOOT WIDE WET RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THEN NOSED OVER. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TWICE WITH NO EFFECT AND THE THIRD TIME THEY GRABBED. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND DURING INSPECTION OR EXAMINATION. HYDROPLANING PROBABLY OCCURRED.
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: 1,111 hours in all; 563 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 1,090 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,804 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 1, 1986; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PDX Portland OR at 5:45 am
- Destination: CZK Cascade Locks OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 6, 1,800 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1TF: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion 1,282 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,683 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H 11 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Cascade Locks State Airport · nearest airport
- Portland International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA86LA050.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.