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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Daggett, CA · March 20, 2011

Date: March 20, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place: Daggett, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N50MC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11FA173
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total400 in this make and model

N50MCRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000044 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine 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.

Aircraft departed sna going to hnd. The pilot was advised that there were reports of light rime icing. The pilot reported twice that she had encountered moderate turbulence. At approximately 15,000 feet ATC lost radio contact with the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground and was mostly consumed by a post impact fire. The pilot and both passengers were fataly injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SNA GOING TO HND. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF LIGHT RIME ICING. THE PILOT REPORTED TWICE THAT SHE HAD ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FEET ATC LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE FATALY INJURED.

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 WPR11FA173Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportDaggett, CAThe pilot's decision to conduct the flight into a region of reported moderate to severe turbulence and icing conditions, followed by a loss of airplane control and an aerodynamic spin from which the pilot did not recover.Mar 20, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50MC · 1

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

Accident 20040228002909ANormal Cruise · Grape Creek, TX(-23) On February 28, 2004, at approximately 20:46 UTC, a Cessna T210M, N50MC, owned by buetler brothers and cervi rodeo company and operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed approximately 12 miles northwest of san angelo, Texas. VFR flight conditions…Feb 28, 2004 · Reported as Cessna T210M · Substantial damage