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FAA accident report · Cessna 210-5(205) · Flagstaff, AZ · January 23, 2009

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Date
January 23, 2009 · 06:52 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8298Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09FA096
Reported as
Cessna 2105(205)
Reported engine
Continental IO470S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,874 total884 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N8298ZRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2009 · Cessna 210-5(205)S/N 205-0298 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 23, 2009, at 0652 MST, a Cessna 205, N8298Z, impacted pine trees and a hill shortly after departure from pulliam airport (flg) Flagstaff, Arizona, killing the two pilots. The private pilots, one of which was the owner, were operating the airplane under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area surrounding the accident site; no flight plan had been filed. The pilot had received a weather briefing from flight service the night before, and about thirty minutes prior to the flight. The report prior to the flight stated VFR not recommended. The accident flight was located on a hill about 700 feet west of highway I-17, and about 10 miles south of flg. The debris stretched over 200 feet from the first impact marking to the farthest debris found (shards of glass) on a bearing of 280 degrees; the main wreckage was situated near the middle of the path. The accident site elevation was about 6,850 feet MSL. An examination at the accident site, and a detailed examination at the recovery site, revealed no identifiable cause for the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 23, 2009, AT 0652 MST, A CESSNA 205, N8298Z, IMPACTED PINE TREES AND A HILL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PULLIAM AIRPORT (FLG) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, KILLING THE TWO PILOTS. THE PRIVATE PILOTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE OWNER, WERE OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE ACCIDENT SITE; NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE REPORT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT STATED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS LOCATED ON A HILL ABOUT 700 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY I-17, AND ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF FLG. THE DEBRIS STRETCHED OVER 200 FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACT MARKING TO THE FARTHEST DEBRIS FOUND (SHARDS OF GLASS) ON A BEARING OF 280 DEGREES; THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS SITUATED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE PATH. THE ACCIDENT SITE ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 6,850 FEET MSL. AN EXAMINATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND A DETAILED EXAMINATION AT THE RECOVERY SITE, REVEALED NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE FOR 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 WPR09FA096Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlagstaff, AZThe pilot's loss of situational awareness and failure to maintain clearance from hilly terrain while flying in an area of a low cloud ceiling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight due to a self-induced pressure.Jan 23, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8298Z · 1

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

Accident 19750827026209AFinal Approach · Spanaway, WAAug 27, 1975 · Substantial damage