- Date
- April 9, 1986, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jay Em, WY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6535NCessna T-210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860409046629A
- Case key
- 16815
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt took off on a VFR flt into an area of forecast adverse wx. Radar track of the acft at 9,700 feet MSL was lost in the vicinity of the accident site at 0930 MST, 4/9/86. The acft wreckage was located at 1155 MST, 4/10/86 and was scattered over an area 2,000 feet long. The cabin and cockpit were destroyed by a post impact fire. The plt and two passengers were fatally injured in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6535N
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 63901
- Airframe hours
- 1,204
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bower Brothers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 29, 1985 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- WRL · Worland, WY
- Destination
- AIA · Alliance, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Observed at
- 2 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.