ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38844
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 October 1999 |
| Time: | 18:39 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | William G. Benkelman |
| Registration: | N76N |
| MSN: | 210-60293 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1374 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Medina, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cass City, MI (NONE) |
| (1G5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 75-year old pilot turned the airplane onto the final approach from a base leg, then descended it into transmission lines. The transmission lines ran perpendicular to the runway, about 460 feet from its approach end. They were mounted on poles set down in a valley, but the lines themselves were at approximately the same level as the runway. The accident occurred at dusk, and there was no evidence of engine or airframe malfunctions, or pilot incapacitation. The pilot had based his airplane at the accident airport for about 20 years.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude during the final approach segment of the visual approach. A factor was the diminishing light conditions of a deepening dusk.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00FA020
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 17:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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