What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 15, 2022 at approximately 1830 local time, a Cessna 210C aircraft, privacy data omittedregistered under a partnership and operated by a private pilot was destroyed by impact forces 1.5 sm south-east of the oceana county airport (C04) Shelby, Michigan. Instrument meteorological conditions and rain prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and sole passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from the oceana county airport (C04) approximately 4 minutes prior to the accident.
It is believed the pilot went into unintentional IMC shortly after departure, became disoriented and lost control of the aircraft.
The accident flight never attained an altitude sufficient to develop an adsb trail.
Impact scene shows the aircraft to be highly fragmented in a forested area less than 25 yards from the property owner?s residence. Impact site was highly contaminated with biological material. Tree trunk shearing shows the impact angle to be 60-70 degrees nose down. No control continuity could be established, but the entire aircraft was found at the impact site indicating no inflight breakup occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 15, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210C AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^REGISTERED UNDER A PARTNERSHIP AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES 1.5 SM SOUTH-EAST OF THE OCEANA COUNTY AIRPORT (C04) SHELBY, MICHIGAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND RAIN PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OCEANA COUNTY AIRPORT (C04) APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
IT IS BELIEVED THE PILOT WENT INTO UNINTENTIONAL IMC SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, BECAME DISORIENTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT NEVER ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO DEVELOP AN ADSB TRAIL.
IMPACT SCENE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TO BE HIGHLY FRAGMENTED IN A FORESTED AREA LESS THAN 25 YARDS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER?S RESIDENCE. IMPACT SITE WAS HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL. TREE TRUNK SHEARING SHOWS THE IMPACT ANGLE TO BE 60-70 DEGREES NOSE DOWN. NO CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD BE ESTABLISHED, BUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT THE IMPACT SITE INDICATING NO INFLIGHT BREAKUP OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.