- Date
- April 7, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Muncie, IN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35592Cessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850407010809A
- Case key
- 12826
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Analysis
The plt took off at 1125 EST after receiving a wx briefing. While en route, the forecast wx for the destn bcm worse & a SIGMET (1E) was issued. At 1444, the plt contacted ft wayne fss & had his VFR flt plan extndd 1 hr. He neither requestednor received updated wx info, which included flt precautions for icing, turbc & thunderstorms. At aprx 1500, bfr impact,the acft was seen coming out of a snow storm in an uncontrolled dscnt. The wreckage was scattered ovr an area aprx 1-1/2MI long. An exam revealed the l wing, l horizontal stabilizer & rudder had separated from overload failure. There was evidence the l wing had failed upward & struck the empennage drg sepn. No pre-acdnt failure/malfunction was fnd. Accord-ing to available wx info, cld bases at the acdnt site were 2000' MSL (aprx 1100' AGL), tops at 10,000' MSL, vis zero in clds & greater than 3 mi below clds in snw shwrs, frzg lvl near 3000', mod to svr turbc below 4000', mod to svr icing inin clds & in precip above the frzg lvl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35592
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060001
- Airframe hours
- 1,653
- Engine
- Continental TIO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jayco Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- MCN · Macon, GA
- Destination
- GSH · Goshen, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 590 total · 221 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 25 knots, gusting 38
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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