# Accident 19990829038889A: Cessna T210M, Marcola, OR, August 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Marcola, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2099° N, 122.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2099&lon=-122.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CC-2000-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829038889A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT, WHOM RECORDS SHOW DID NOT MAKE USE OF FAA OR DUATS WEATHER BRIEFING SERVICES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KING CITY, CALIFORNIA, TO AURORA, OREGON. UPON ENCOUNTERING THE WEATHER, THE PILOT INITIATED A DESCENT THROUGH 'MULTIPLE CLOUD LAYERS' IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE ON TO HIS PLANNED DESTINATION. NEAR THE LAST PART OF THE DESCENT, WHILE ENTERING AN AREA OF MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A DENSELY FORESTED HILLSIDE. WITNESS REPORTED CLOUDS, LOW CEILINGS, AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MESA DEL RAY, KING CITY, CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000AM.  HE WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N 747CC, A CESSNA-210.  THE FLIGHT WAS DETINED FOR THE AURORA, OREGON AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA^OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE OAKLAND FSS.  HE DID NOT FIL A FLIGHT PLAN BUT DID UNTILIZE FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES ENROUTE.  ON DESECENT INTO THE AIRPORT AREA, HE CONTACTED EUGENE AIRPORT CONTROL.  THE CEILING THERE WAS AT 1200 FEET.  HE WAS OFFERED AN IFR CLEARENCE, BUT DECLINED IT.  HE CONTINUED A VFR DESCENT INTO IFR CONDITIONS.  APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER, HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS DESCENDING BELOW RADAR COVERAGE.^PRIVACY DATA^CHANGED TO A VFR TRANSPONDER CODE AND CHANGED FREQUENCIES.  A MINUTE LATER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A HILL AND WAS DESTROYED.  THE IMPACT WAS FATAL TO ALL THREE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 SEA99FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA152), Aug 29, 1999: Cessna T210M (N747CC), Marcola, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while descending in an area of deteriorating weather. Factors include mountainous terrain, clouds, low ceilings, the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N747CC (2)

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

- [Incident 19880511019029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511019029I), May 11, 1988: Cessna T210M (N747CC), King City, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear after takeoff. Flyby showed gear down. Collapsed on landing. Rubber step cover blocked retraction.
- [Incident 19850228011799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850228011799I), Feb 28, 1985: Cessna T210M (N747CC), Santa Ana, CA. On takeoff pilot noticed oil on windshield. Returned for landing. Oil filler cap was not properly seated.

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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