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FAA accident report · Cessna T210G · Longmont, CO · June 3, 2001

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Date
June 3, 2001 · 09:59 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6886R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01FA110
Reported as
Cessna T210G
N6886RRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2001 · Cessna T210GS/N T210-0286Airframe modelCessna T210G

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What happened

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

(-23) N6886R departed Longmont, CO airport at approximately 0955L ib 06/03/01 and crashed approximately 6 n.m. northwest (near rabbit mountain) at 0959L. Weather at the time was estimated by pilot witnesses to be "about 500-600 overcast". The pilot, lester neben of lexington, NE had received a weather briefing from den fss. The fss had informed Mr. Neben that VFR flight wasn't advised. Mr. Neben elected to depart "under visual flight rules". The same pilot witnesses stated that the aircraft took off on runway 29 and entered the clouds a few moments later. The aircraft then sharply descended from the clouds where they watched it turn to the north. These witnesses watched it for a minjte or two until it left the immediate airport area. A witness at the scene, Mr. Tom abbott, said he was in his yard when he heard an airplane "gun the engine" in the low clouds above him. Moments later the aircraft came spiraling out of the clouds very near to where Mr. Abbott was standing. He saw the impact. He stated the clouds were "about 50 feet above his house". He was certain of this because he noted the cloud line on a fence that is on a hill behind his property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6886R DEPARTED LONGMONT, CO AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0955L IB 06/03/01 AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 6 N.M. NORTHWEST (NEAR RABBIT MOUNTAIN) AT 0959L. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED BY PILOT WITNESSES TO BE "ABOUT 500-600 OVERCAST". THE PILOT, LESTER NEBEN OF LEXINGTON, NE HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM DEN FSS. THE FSS HAD INFORMED MR. NEBEN THAT VFR FLIGHT WASN'T ADVISED. MR. NEBEN ELECTED TO DEPART "UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES". THE SAME PILOT WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 29 AND ENTERED THE CLOUDS A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SHARPLY DESCENDED FROM THE CLOUDS WHERE THEY WATCHED IT TURN TO THE NORTH. THESE WITNESSES WATCHED IT FOR A MINJTE OR TWO UNTIL IT LEFT THE IMMEDIATE AIRPORT AREA. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE, MR. TOM ABBOTT, SAID HE WAS IN HIS YARD WHEN HE HEARD AN AIRPLANE "GUN THE ENGINE" IN THE LOW CLOUDS ABOVE HIM. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT CAME SPIRALING OUT OF THE CLOUDS VERY NEAR TO WHERE MR. ABBOTT WAS STANDING. HE SAW THE IMPACT. HE STATED THE CLOUDS WERE "ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE HIS HOUSE". HE WAS CERTAIN OF THIS BECAUSE HE NOTED THE CLOUD LINE ON A FENCE THAT IS ON A HILL BEHIND HIS PROPERTY.

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 DEN01FA110Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportLyons, COThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his continued flight into adverse weather condition resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the fog, low ceilings and the pilot's lack of recent experience.Jun 3, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6886R · 1

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

Accident 19790522019739ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Vancouver, WAPilot landed with main gear not fully extended. Failed to visually ok same. Found low pressure pump output.May 22, 1979 · Substantial damage