# Accident 19990814011949A: Cessna P210N, Morrisville, VT, August 14, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 14, 1999, 13:08 local time - Place: Morrisville, VT - Airport: Morrisville Stowe State - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.4192° N, 72.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4192&lon=-72.5970&mi=10 - Aircraft: N24CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24CD-2000-10-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520* - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 3 - Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 700 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA199) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990814011949A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 NYC99FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA199), Aug 14, 1999: Cessna P210N (N24CD), Worcester, VT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.… ## Other reports on N24CD (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19881128069339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128069339I), Nov 28, 1988: Cessna P210N (N24CD), Wheeling, WV, Minor damage. Lost control flying on auto pilot. Recovered at 2500 ft. both wings wrinkle from overstress. Vacuum pump had failed 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.