- Date
- January 30, 1984, 13:49 local (18:49 UTC)
- Place
- Greensboro, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4447FCessna P210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6249
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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
During arrival, the plt was advised that the arpt wx had just changed to IFR. He was assigned an alt (2900 ft MSL) & provided a vector for an ILS apch. Shortly thereafter, the plt advised that he was 'having motor difficulty & needed to come straight-in.' He was provided a vector to the arpt, but the acft was losing alt fast. Subsequently, the plt landed gear up, on a boulevard, westbound. During the landing, the acft struck a steel street sign, a westbound auto, 2 steel street sign posts & a concrete guardrail, then burned. Two passengers escaped by kicking out a left rear window & climbing out. The 3rd passenger was unable to exit thru the window, was seriously burned & subsequently died. There was excessive fire damage to the right wing. Damage to the left wing was minimal even thought the left fuel tank was ruptured. Only a few drops of fuel were obtained from the left tank. Fuel calculations revealed that the acft should have consumed about 44.5 gal since it was refuel. Usable fuel in each tank was 44.5 gal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4447F
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PS1000619
- Airframe hours
- 117
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cap Care Group Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 10, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- O;, · Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- GSO · Greensboro, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GSO · Greensboro High Point
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 6 nm away