- Date
- January 18, 1982, 18:35 local (Jan 19, 1982, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Madison County, AL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N641CHCessna 210L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820118001189A
- Case key
- 71538
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft departed destin, FL at 1554 CST on a flight to tullahoma, TN. The estimated time en route was listed on the flight plan as 2.5 hrs with 4.5 hours fuel on board. During arrival at tullahoma, the pilot initiated a vor/dme-b approach, but executed a missed approach due to weather. The aircraft was then cleared to proceed to huntsville, AL. During an ILS approach at huntsville, the engine lost power after the pilot reported that he was low on fuel. The plane crashed at about 1835 CST when it struck trees during a forced landing. An investigaiton revealed that the plane was last refueled on 1/17/82 at tullahoma. After that, it was flown around the airport pattern, and then the next day, the plane was flown to destin. An examination of the wreckage revealed only traces of fuell.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N641CH
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059801
- Airframe hours
- 804
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L4, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Powell, Osie Wayne
- Registered owner
- James Martin Construction Co.
- Departed
- Destin, FL
- Destination
- Tullahoma, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HSV · Huntsville-Madison County, runway 18, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,854 total · 3,688 as pilot in command · 163 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.