- Date
- December 6, 1983, 17:41 local (22:41 UTC)
- Place
- White Lk Twnshp, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N761RNCessna T210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831206075509A
- Case key
- 12379
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At about 1600, the acft was taken out of a heated hangar & parked on the ramp for refueling. It remained outside until the plt took off at about 1740 EST. During that time, snow was falling & the temp dropped from 34 to 31 deg. The plt initially contacted the control tower for an IFR clearance at 1658, but his departure was delayed due to snow removal operations. He went inside while waiting. At about 1715, a controller called the company operations to notify the plt that taxi clearance could be expected in about 10 min. At 1728:48, the plt contacted tower for taxi & IFR clearance, then acknowledged the takeoff clearance about 11 minutes later. Shortly after taking off, the aircraft crashed aprx 1 mi west & 3/4 mi south of the departure end of rwy 27. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Witnesses reported seeing the acft in a shallow, left turn & descending before it crashed. One witness said it was wallowing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761RN
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062459
- Airframe hours
- 3,292
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Lentini Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Martin Abel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1983 · 283 hours before
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Destination
- AZO · Kalamazoo, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 27L, 6,200 × 150 ft, snow
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,106 total · 229 in this make and model · 1,868 as pilot in command · 270 in the last 90 days · 92 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots, gusting 33
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK, 1 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.