ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77813
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| Date: | Friday 17 September 2010 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Lamax Construction Inc |
| Registration: | N111NA |
| MSN: | 21063284 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loffs Bay near Coeur d´Alene, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greybull, WY (GEY) |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID (COE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a cross-country flight, the airplane collided with mountainous terrain at an elevation of 3,300 feet mean sea level (msl). Radar data initially identified the flight at 12,000 feet msl on a direct path to the pilot’s planned destination. About 20 miles southeast of the airport, the track indicated a descending left turn to the west-southwest followed by multiple 360 degree turns. The track then proceeded northeast over mountainous terrain, climbing and descending between 3,300 and 3,600 feet msl. The track indicated multiple 180-degree turns before the radar data terminated in the general vicinity where the wreckage was located. Around the time of the accident, reported weather at the destination airport (14 miles north) included cloud layers at 3,900 feet and 6,500 feet. The pilot did not hold an instrument rating, and it is likely that he was maneuvering around weather when the collision occurred. The pilot did not obtain a flight service station (FSS) weather briefing for the flight. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain while maneuvering in an area of low cloud ceilings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2010 04:59 | slowkid | Added |
| 19-Sep-2010 03:45 | slowkid | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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