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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Bloomfield, KY · December 8, 2007

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Date
December 8, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Bloomfield, KY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5431C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08FA027
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total150 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5431CRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2008 · Cessna T210NS/N 21063750 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 8, 2007, at 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna T210N, N5431C, registered to a private individual and operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, collided with the ground in Bloomfield, Kentucky. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The private instrument rated pilot and passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The personal flight originated from charleston executive airport in charleston, south carolina at 1236, December 8, 2007, and was enroute to clarksville, Indiana. According to air traffic controllers from the FAA louisville international airport, in louisville, Kentucky, the pilot had read back his clearance to descend from 8,000 feet to 6,000 feet when radar and radio contact with the flight was lost. Witnesses in the local area reported hearing an airplane and then a crash. The witnesses stated that the airplane's engine sounded very loud until the impact. Witnesses telephoned the 911 operator and reported the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2007, AT 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210N, N5431C, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN BLOOMFIELD, KENTUCKY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AT 1236, DECEMBER 8, 2007, AND WAS ENROUTE TO CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA. ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FROM THE FAA LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, THE PILOT HAD READ BACK HIS CLEARANCE TO DESCEND FROM 8,000 FEET TO 6,000 FEET WHEN RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH THE FLIGHT WAS LOST. WITNESSES IN THE LOCAL AREA REPORTED HEARING AN AIRPLANE AND THEN A CRASH. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SOUNDED VERY LOUD UNTIL THE IMPACT. WITNESSES TELEPHONED THE 911 OPERATOR AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.

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 MIA08FA027Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBloomfield, KYthe pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane, which resulted in the in-flight break up. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of control in-flight due to spatial disorientation.Dec 8, 2007 · Substantial damage