ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37646
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 2000 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3396S |
| MSN: | 21059196 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sumner, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mason City, IA (MCW) |
| Dubuque, IA (DBQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was destroyed on impact with a bean field during a cross-country flight. The pilot was not instrument rated. Weather radar indicated that an area of convective activity was present at the time of the accident. A witness reported hearing a low flying plane during a heavy downpour. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the terrain after flight into adverse weather. Contributing factors were the thunderstorms and lack of instrument certification by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21167&key=1
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] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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