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FTW95TA187

1995-05-04 · FABENS, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E35

Current FAA registration · N2423S

Make / Model
CESSNA T210L
Year of manufacture
1976 · 19 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760405
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A23A3F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL.

Factual narrative

On May 4, 1995 at 0912 central daylight time, a Cessna 210J, N2423S, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Fabens, Texas. The instructor pilot and the commercial pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the public use flight. A company VFR flight plan was in effect at the time of the accident. According to the operator, the engine lost power while on initial takeoff climb at an altitude of 75 feet AGL. The airplane touched down on the runway, overran the end of the runway and nosed over after impacting a sand dune. A post accident examination of the powerplant revealed that the loss of power was the result of water contamination of the aircraft fuel system. THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB AT AN ALTITUDE OF 75 FEET AGL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN OF THE RUNWAY, OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER AFTER IMPACTING A SAND DUNE. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1995_FTW95TA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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