ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77717
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 2010 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Montgomery Bay Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N2081U |
| MSN: | 21064764 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 426 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Buffalo City, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Danville, IL (DNV) |
| Georgetown, TX (GTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in cruise flight at 6,700 feet mean sea level when the air traffic controller advised the pilot that a large area of heavy to extreme rain showers was ahead along his flight path for the next 180 miles. The pilot did not change course, and, about 6 minutes later, he requested a descent in order to remain operating under visual flight rules. About 4 minutes later, the controller lost radar contact with the airplane and tried to contact the pilot. There was no response. Witnesses on the ground reported that the airplane’s engine could be heard “revving up and down,” but the airplane could not be seen because of an overcast layer of clouds. Moments later the airplane appeared from the clouds and was observed descending in a nose down spiral. The witnesses added that, before the airplane descended out of sight, one of the wings “appeared to fold.” Postaccident examination indicated that the airplane experienced a positive overload failure of the left wing during the descent and subsequently broke apart. The examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions, anomalies, or failures before the wing separation that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight into a known area of heavy rain and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7190315.html
http://www.39online.com/news/sns-ap-ar--planecrash-baxter,0,7908136.story
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2081U
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 22:14 | slowkid | Added |
| 07-Sep-2010 22:16 | slowkid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2010 03:10 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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