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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210A · Ludville, GA · April 19, 2006

Date: April 19, 2006 · 11:14 local
Place: Ludville, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6579X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06MA115
Reported as: Cessna 210A
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6579XRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2008 · Cessna 210AS/N 21057579 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210A Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 19, 2006, N6579X departed prattville, al enroute to manassas, VA on an IFR flight plan. While operating at 11,000 feet and in contact with the atlanta air traffic control center (ztl) the pilot requested to deviate south for weather and the controller approved the request. Two minutes later the controller noticed the transponder go into coast and advised the pilot of this, no response from the pilot was received. The facility issued an alnot; the aircraft was lost from radar and radio contact approximately 58 miles north of atlanta, GA. On April 20, at approximately 1230 local time, the wreckage was located. The wreckage was spread over a mile radius. Weather data produced by the national weather service and air traffic radar data showed the aircraft had entered a level 6 thunderstorm and suffered a loss of control which resulted in a low altitude inflight breakup. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2006, N6579X DEPARTED PRATTVILLE, AL ENROUTE TO MANASSAS, VA ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. WHILE OPERATING AT 11,000 FEET AND IN CONTACT WITH THE ATLANTA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ZTL) THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DEVIATE SOUTH FOR WEATHER AND THE CONTROLLER APPROVED THE REQUEST. TWO MINUTES LATER THE CONTROLLER NOTICED THE TRANSPONDER GO INTO COAST AND ADVISED THE PILOT OF THIS, NO RESPONSE FROM THE PILOT WAS RECEIVED. THE FACILITY ISSUED AN ALNOT; THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT APPROXIMATELY 58 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTA, GA. ON APRIL 20, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME, THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS SPREAD OVER A MILE RADIUS. WEATHER DATA PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND AIR TRAFFIC RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED A LEVEL 6 THUNDERSTORM AND SUFFERED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A LOW ALTITUDE INFLIGHT BREAKUP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI06MA115Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportLudville, GAThe pilot's failure to obtain updated en route weather information, which resulted in his continued instrument flight into a widespread area of severe convective activity, and the air traffic controller's failure to provide adverse weather avoidance…Apr 19, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6579X · 1

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

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