- Date
- September 15, 1992, 06:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Andrews, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9622XCessna 210B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920915036619A
- Case key
- 8519
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Probable cause
The pilot's attempted takeoff in foggy conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climbout, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. Factors were the prevailing fog and the night lighting conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot, a pilot rated passenger, and their wives were taking off from an uncontrolled airport, about 32 minutes before sunrise. Witnesses reported that the ramp, and the departure and approach ends of the airport were obscured by ground fog. No flight plan was filed for the flight, nor was there any record of a weather briefing. A mechanic reported that he heard the aircraft take off, then he heard about 5 seconds of silence before he heard the aircraft crash. The aircraft crashed into a corn field in a steep, nose low attitude, and was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The crash site was located about 600 feet south of the departure runway, and about 1,100 feet short of the departure end. An examination of the propeller revealed evidence of rotation at impact. The engine ran sucessfully on a test stand after the accident. The pilot had mentioned that the vacuum pump did not work on an airplane that he had been flying; however, examination of the pump and gyro instruments did not reveal evidence of a mechanical malfunction
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9622X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057922
- Airframe hours
- 2,563
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clontz, R. And Wilson, J.T.
- Registered owner
- Clontz, R. And Wilson, J.T.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1992 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 6A3
- Destination
- RZZ · Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Airport
- 6A3 · Andrews-Murphy, runway 25, 5,005 × 75 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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 67 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.