- Date
- January 1, 1989, 17:33 local (23:33 UTC)
- Place
- Alvin, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3767YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890101000059A
- Case key
- 14242
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Probable cause
Continued flight by the non-instrument rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, and his failure to update his weather information.
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
After a wx briefing at 0545 EST, the plt & 3 pax departed ft myers, FL, at 0926, on a flt to lansing, IL. A refueling stop was made at tullahoma, TN, but there was no evidence of an updated wx briefing & no flt plan was filed. Subsequent-ly, the acft crashed about 5 mi north of the vermillion county arpt on a heading of 230 deg. Initial impact was with a tree, about 35' AGL. The acft then hit a pole (about 190' from the tree) before impacting the ground. Wreckage debris extended about 625' from the initial impact point with the tree. The rprtd wx at the arpt was in part: indefiniteceiling, vis 1/4 mi with fog, wind from 200 deg at 7 KTS. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3767Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058267
- Airframe hours
- 3,775
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Lucente
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- THA · Tullahoma, TN
- Destination
- 3HA · Lansing, IL
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DNV, 5 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.