ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8325
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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1981 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Cochise College |
| Registration: | N93956 |
| MSN: | 21060465 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Douglas, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | TUS |
| P03 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A security officer at the airport heard the sound of an aircraft's engine near the nearby. When the officer heard the engine suddenly go silent, he called the police. A search of the area was hampered by the dark night conditions at the time. The next morning, the remains of the aircraft were found near the airport.
The flight was conducted as part of the college's aviation program, and was its first fatal accident since the program started in 1968.
The NTSB determined the aircraft likely settled into terrain during its approach to the airport. The NTSB report cited the pilots' misjudgment of altitude and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=24647&key=0
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N93956
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10809240/arizona_republic/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 14:09 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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