20030205017549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · February 5, 2003

Date: February 5, 2003 · 08:30 local
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4945Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03FA093
Reported as: Cessna T210N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N4945YRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2003 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064052 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N495Y took off from matamoros, Mexico on a mexican instrument flight to torreon, Mexico. The pilot could not maintain course and crashed inside the united states.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N495Y TOOK OFF FROM MATAMOROS, MEXICO ON A MEXICAN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TO TORREON, MEXICO. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN COURSE AND CRASHED INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

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 FTW03FA093Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMission, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in his exceeding the airplane's design limitation. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with known deficiencies with the attitude indicator, and the failure of the…Feb 5, 2003 · Destroyed