- Date
- October 7, 1988, 06:25 local (12:25 UTC)
- Place
- Clovis, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N732QPCessna T210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881007045769A
- Case key
- 17564
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Before dawn, witnesses (who were preflighting an acft) saw N732QP taxiing to rwy 4. They heard an eng run-up; however, they were unable to see the acft takeoff due to heavy fog that had just moved over the arpt. (The witnesses decided to cancel their flt due to deteriorating wx.) Shortly after N732QP took off, the witnesses heard the eng sound change to a high pitch scream. This was followed by a thump, then there was silence. After the acdnt, the visibility continued to deteriorate, hampering a search for the acft. As soon as dawn arrived, the acft was fnd where it had crashed on arpt property. No preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction of the acft was found. The plt was not instrument rated. He had rcvd 2.8 hrs of dual instrument training in the fall of 1981, but no record of subsequent instrument flt training was fnd. One witness rprtd that at 0630, the wx had deteriorated to 200' obscured, 1/8 mi visibility with fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732QP
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061692
- Airframe hours
- 1,947
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Connor Pyle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1988 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- CVS
- Destination
- SVC · Silver City, NM
- Airport
- CVN · Clovis Muni, runway 4, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 492 total · 37 in this make and model · 445 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.