# Accident 19941112038139A: Cessna P210N, Savoy, IL, November 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1994, 18:57 local time
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0594° N, 88.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0594&lon=-88.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4895K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895K-1995-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 423 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941112038139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON IFR CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE CLIMB ATITUDE ON TAKEOFF. NO NIGHT VISUAL QUES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA041), Nov 13, 1994: Cessna P210N (N4895K), Savoy, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB DURING THE NIGHT TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF VISUAL CUES, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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