What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 04, 2002, at 1747 CST, a Cessna 210L single engine airplane, N210CT, operating as flight express 714 (flx 714) was destroyed following a loss of control during initial climb from runway 36 at the Boone County Airport (hro), near Harrison. The instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for title 14 CFR, FAR part 135 cargo flight. An IFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed from runway 36 and the pilot reported airborne at 1746 CST. No further contacts was received from the pilot. A witness near the airport reported the aircraft made a shallow right turn and then disappeared behind the trees of their home. The main wreckage came to rest in a residential area about 2.5 miles northeast of runway 36. The wreckage path was over 2,000 feet long centered on a 009 degree magnetic direction. No post fire. The elevators were found located furthest from the main wreckage closest to airport. Continuity check of flight controls completed. Cessna aircraft is assisting the NTSB to determine probable cause. An amendment to this report will be initiated if a mechanical malfunctionis determined by the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 04, 2002, AT 1747 CST, A CESSNA 210L SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N210CT, OPERATING AS FLIGHT EXPRESS 714 (FLX 714) WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 36 AT THE BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (HRO), NEAR HARRISON. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR TITLE 14 CFR, FAR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 36 AND THE PILOT REPORTED AIRBORNE AT 1746 CST. NO FURTHER CONTACTS WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT. A WITNESS NEAR THE AIRPORT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN AND THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES OF THEIR HOME. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 36. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS OVER 2,000 FEET LONG CENTERED ON A 009 DEGREE MAGNETIC DIRECTION. NO POST FIRE. THE ELEVATORS WERE FOUND LOCATED FURTHEST FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE CLOSEST TO AIRPORT. CONTINUITY CHECK OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETED. CESSNA AIRCRAFT IS ASSISTING THE NTSB TO DETERMINE PROBABLE CAUSE. AN AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT WILL BE INITIATED IF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONIS DETERMINED BY THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.