- Date
- January 27, 1983, 17:45 local (Jan 28, 1983, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Minersville, UT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGRFVCessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 15968
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Maintenance,100-hour inspection - not obtainedFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Vfr flight into imc - initiatedCause
Weather condition - snowFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
In-flight weather advisories - not obtainedFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
Spatial disorientationCause
Lack of total instrument timeFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Analysis
The acft impacted in a near vertical attitude near the top of a mountain & adjacent to a highway where witnesses had observed the acft flying at very low altitues under a low ceiling. There was no record of a preflight wx briefing or inflight advisories. No mechanical defects were found. The pilot failed to hold an instrument rating. Additionally the accident occurred on a dark night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGRFV
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1053876
- Airframe hours
- 257
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald George Mcglinchey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 6, 1982 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- OGD · Ogden, UT
- Destination
- E25 · Wickenberg, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 990 total · 227 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDC, 32 nm away