20121101026769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320E · San Marcos, TX · November 1, 2012

Date: November 1, 2012 · 06:05 local
Place: San Marcos, TX
Airport: San Marcos Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N10PM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13FA039
Reported as: Cessna 320E
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520-B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 in this make and model

N10PMRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2013 · Cessna 320ES/N 320E-0087 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 320E Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

On November 1, 2012, at 06:14 hours, a Cessna 320E, N10PM registered to first pryority bank of pryor Oklahoma crashed just after take off. IMC flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained catastrophic damaged and the pilot, asel and amel rated, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated in San Marcos, TX.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 1, 2012, AT 06:14 HOURS, A CESSNA 320E, N10PM REGISTERED TO FIRST PRYORITY BANK OF PRYOR OKLAHOMA CRASHED JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. IMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, ASEL AND AMEL RATED, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SAN MARCOS, TX.

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 CEN13FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Marcos, TXThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to takeoff in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.Nov 1, 2012 · Substantial damage