Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Colleyville, Texas 76034
Saturday, September 22, 1984 1:10 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

PLT AND WIFE HAD FLOWN TO DALLAS (ADDISON ARPT) AND SPENT EVENING WITH FRIENDS. RETURN FLT INITIATED AFTER MIDNIGHT INTOLOW CLNG AND DRIZZLE, ABOUT 12 MINS LATER, WIFE CONTACTED DALLAS (LOVE FLD) TWR ON EMERG FREQ 121.5 AND REPORTED PLT WAS SICK AND UNABLE TO CONTROL ACFT. TWR COORDINATED WITH ARTCC FOR RADAR ASSISTANCE AND ATTEMPTED TO VECTOR THE ACFT TODALLAS-FT WORTH ARPT (DFW), ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH. WIFE REPORTED 'CAN'T SEE A THING.' FOR APRX 18 MINUTES EFFORTS TO BRINGTHE ACFT OVER DFW CONTINUED, WITH ARPT LIGHTING AT FULL INTENSITY. ACFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TOWARD DFW AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST SHORTLY THEREAFTER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ACFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE. AUTOPSY (PLT) SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TWO PREVIOUS MYOCARDIAL INFRACTIONS AND SEVERE OCCLUSIVE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS. RELATIVE REPORTED WIFE HAD A FEW HOURS OF DUAL FLT TIME BUT WAS NOT A PLT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/22/1984
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 110
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City COLLEYVILLE
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 76034
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 50 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 260
Weather Observation Facility ID FTW
Elevation of weather observation facility 710
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 900
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 900
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 19
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 50
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2647
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 26592
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N761LR
NTSB Number FTW84FA404
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210M
Aircraft Series Identifier T210M
Aircraft Serial Number 21062345
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 17 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 7
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GULF AMERICAN RESOURES, INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 15070 BELTWOOD PARKWAY E.
Aircraft Owner City DALLAS
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75234
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code ADS
Departure City ADDISON
Departure State TX
Departure Country
Departure Time 40
Departure Time Zone CDI
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code F39
Destination City SHERMAN
Destination State TX
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --