# NTSB CEN25FA144: Cessna 210L, N1574P, Raceland, LA, April 3, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: April 2, 2025, 20:30 local (Apr 3, 2025, 01:30 UTC) - Place: Raceland, LA - Coordinates: 29.701865, -90.651851 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7019&lon=-90.6519&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - Baton Rouge, Textron Aviation, Continental Aerospace Technologies - NTSB case key (mKey): 199955 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25FA144 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199955/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA144 ## Preliminary report On April 2, 2025, at 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna 210L airplane, N1574P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Raceland, Louisiana. The pilot and flight instructor were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight. Southern Seaplane, Inc., the airplane owner/operator, informed investigators that the accident pilot had recently reached 500 hours of total flight experience, and that the purpose of the accident flight was to provide the pilot the opportunity to gain more night flight experience and to conduct an instrument proficiency check of the pilot by the instructor that was on-board the airplane. The operator indicated that they intended to add the accident pilot to their on-demand air charter certificate sometime in the future and were helping her gain the experience necessary. The operator said the intended route of flight was to originate from the Southern Seaplane Airport (65LA), Belle Chase, Louisiana, fly to the Houme-Terrebonne Airport (HUM), Houma, Louisiana, perform an instrument approach, fly to the South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (GAO), Galliano, Louisiana, perform another instrument approach, and then return to 65LA. Preliminary flight track data indicated that the airplane departed 65LA about 2000 and proceeded toward the west. The flight contacted the New Orleans Approach control facility and requested to fly a practice ILS (instrument landing system) approach into HUM. The flight later requested an instrument flight rules clearance since they would need to penetrate the clouds during the flight. A clearance was issued and the controller provided vectors for the ILS runway 18 approach to HUM. During the flight, the flight crew requested a climb to 3,000 ft msl to attempt to get out of turbulence, which was granted by the controller. The controller continued issuing vectors for the Runway 18 ILS approach to HUM and ultimately cleared the flight for the approach. The flight acknowledged the approach clearance, and the controller authorized a frequency change to the HUM advisory frequency. No further communications were recorded from the accident airplane. The reported weather conditions at HUM about the time of the accident included wind from 140° at 19 knots, gusting to 26 knots, 7 statute miles visibility, overcast ceiling at 1,400 ft. temperature 26° C, dew point 23°C, altimeter setting 29.89 in-Hg. The airplane impacted a marsh about 7.5 nm north of HUM. The only part of the airplane visible above the surface of the marsh was the left wing. The wreckage was confined to a small area and the wreckage signatures were consistent with a near vertical impact. The airplane wreckage was recovered from the marsh and a layout examination performed. Several components of the airplane and engine were not located during recovery from the accident scene; however, examination confirmed the presence of all primary aircraft structuresand flight control surfaces. The airplane’s engine and all three propeller blades were also recovered from the accident scene. The airplane’s instrument panel and firewall were not found during the recovery. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073448), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1574P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1574P), registered now, S/N 21061258, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061258 - Year built: 1976 - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Southern Seaplane Inc - Registered owner: Southern Seaplane Inc - Departed: 65LA, Belle Chase, LA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: HUM, Houma-Terrebonne, runway 18/36, 6,509 × 150 ft, concrete ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night - Wind: 140° at 19 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft overcast - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KHUM, 8 nm away - METAR: KHUM 030115Z AUTO 14019G26KT 7SM OVC014 26/23 A2989 RMK AO2 T02570231 PWINO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250402003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250402003709A), Apr 2, 2025: Cessna 210L, Bayou Blue, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 04/02/2025 20:10 CDT: the aircraft departed the base of operation crewed by an instrument rated commercial pilot and a flight instructor holding an ATP… From the NTSB's public API. 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