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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Morrisville, VT · August 14, 1999

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Date
August 14, 1999 · 13:08 local
Place
Morrisville, VT
Airport
Morrisville Stowe State
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99FA199
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
840 total700 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N24CDRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2000 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000798Airframe modelCessna P210N

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, all 3 POB suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed by fire. (.4) the pilot received three weather briefings from a flight service station prior to departure. The briefings included forecasts of thunderstorm activity along the planned route of flight, and in the area of the departure airport. The pilot was asked by the weather briefer if the airplane was equipped with weather radar. The pilot stated that he had a stormscope and weather radar. He departed the runway with a 15-20 knot tailwind, did not follow the published instrument departure procedure, and flew south toward mountainous terrain. The wreckage was located about 200 feet from the summit, on the south side of the mountain. Witnesses at the airport and in the vicinity of the accident site report hearing thunder about the time of the accident. Additionally, weather imageries and surface observations confirmed areas of heavy precipitation south of the airport, in the vicinity of the accident site, at the time of the accident. The pilot made four brief transmissions to air traffic control, but was never in radar contact. (-23) on August 14, 1999, Cessna P210N, registration N24CD, took off on a part 91 flight, approximately 1305 eastern daylight time, from Morrisville-Stowe (mvl) State airport in Vermont. The aircraft had a IFR flight plan filed to capital city airport in harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A witness stated that the aircraft departed runway 19 at mvl with a 15 knot tail wind. The aircraft departed straight out and disappeared into the clouds. ATC lost control of the aircraft and a ELT signal was received approx. 1308. The aircraft was located August 15, 1999, on the south side (back side) of mount worchester at approximately 3200 feet, 300 feet from the ridge line. There was evidence on the ridge of the mountain that the aircraft struck some trees. The aircraft was totally consumed by fire, with three fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL 3 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. (.4) THE PILOT RECEIVED THREE WEATHER BRIEFINGS FROM A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE BRIEFINGS INCLUDED FORECASTS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG THE PLANNED ROUTE OF FLIGHT, AND IN THE AREA OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS ASKED BY THE WEATHER BRIEFER IF THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER RADAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A STORMSCOPE AND WEATHER RADAR. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH A 15-20 KNOT TAILWIND, DID NOT FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURE, AND FLEW SOUTH TOWARD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE SUMMIT, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORT HEARING THUNDER ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, WEATHER IMAGERIES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONFIRMED AREAS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT MADE FOUR BRIEF TRANSMISSIONS TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, BUT WAS NEVER IN RADAR CONTACT. (-23) ON AUGUST 14, 1999, CESSNA P210N, REGISTRATION N24CD, TOOK OFF ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 1305 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, FROM MORRISVILLE-STOWE (MVL) STATE AIRPORT IN VERMONT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED TO CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT MVL WITH A 15 KNOT TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED STRAIGHT OUT AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS. ATC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A ELT SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED APPROX. 1308. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AUGUST 15, 1999, ON THE SOUTH SIDE (BACK SIDE) OF MOUNT WORCHESTER AT APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET, 300 FEET FROM THE RIDGE LINE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE ON THE RIDGE OF THE MOUNTAIN THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE, WITH THREE FATALITIES.

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 NYC99FA199Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportWorcester, VTThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, his failure to follow the published instrument departure procedure for the particular runway, and his continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was thunderstorms.Aug 14, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N24CD · 1

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

Incident 19881128069339INormal Cruise · Wheeling, WVLost control flying on auto pilot. Recovered at 2500 ft. both wings wrinkle from overstress. Vacuum pump had failedNov 28, 1988 · Minor damage