Cessna T210L accident near Elko, Nevada, August 2, 1986
On August 2, 1986 at about 8:18 pm local time, a Cessna T210L, registered N5118Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Elko, Nevada (Elko Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. 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
- August 2, 1986 · about 8:18 pm local time
- Place
- Elko, Nevada · Elko Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · all T210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N5118Q · no longer on the register · serial 21059618
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 23 THE AIRCRAFT DEVIATED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT CORRECTED FIRST WITH RUDDER AND THEN LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND FLY OUT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CONDITION. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.
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: 326 hours in all; 225 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 326 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 1, 1986; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HIO Hillsboro OR at 5:06 pm
- Destination: EKO Elko NV
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 23, 6,401 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:47 pm from EKO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5118Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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