What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 26, 2020, at 1600 CDT, a Cessna 210 bearing registration number N9622T, registered to a private owner, collided with terrain and was destroyed by post impact fire. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. The pilot in command was not the registered owner listed on aircraft records the day of the accident. The accident pilot purchased the aircraft two days prior to the accident. Instrument meteorological conditions with icing prevailed at the time, an IFR flight plan was filed from belen, NM to corsicana, TX. The aircraft was destroyed, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from belen, NM on October 26, 2020, at 1205 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 26, 2020, AT 1600 CDT, A CESSNA 210 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9622T, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS NOT THE REGISTERED OWNER LISTED ON AIRCRAFT RECORDS THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH ICING PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FROM BELEN, NM TO CORSICANA, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BELEN, NM ON OCTOBER 26, 2020, AT 1205 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9622T · 2
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