19970121000709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210N · Pontiac, MI · January 21, 1997

Date: January 21, 1997 · 18:15 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N29WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA056
Reported as: Cessna 210N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N29WWRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 1997 · Cessna 210NS/N 21063308 Airframe modelCessna 210N

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed oakland-troy airport (702) at 6:03 pm (local) enroute to oshkosh, WI (osh). At approximately 6:15 pm, the aircraft disappeared from the radar screen. The aircraft's right wing failed, and the aircraft crashed in an open field in highland recreational park, 43 miles form (702). Two people on board, both fatal. Aircraft destroyed. No fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OAKLAND-TROY AIRPORT (702) AT 6:03 PM (LOCAL) ENROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WI (OSH). AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 PM, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADAR SCREEN. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING FAILED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD IN HIGHLAND RECREATIONAL PARK, 43 MILES FORM (702). TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, BOTH FATAL. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97FA056Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHighland, MIin-flight breakup of the airplane for undetermined reason(s).Jan 21, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N29WW · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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