- Date
- March 4, 1983, 05:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Orange Grove, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8270ZCessna 210-5
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830304008539A
- Case key
- 20708
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Analysis
The plt was believed to have departed hebbronville muni arpt at about 0500 CST. When the acft failed to arrive at its destination, a search was initiated. The wreckage was found where it crashed in an area of mesquite trees & brush, about halfway between the departure point & the destination. An exam of the crash site revealed the acft crashed while in about a 15 deg right bank, slightly nose low attitude. About 5 mi south-southwest, the 0559 CST alice wx was: measured 600 ft overcast, visibility 3 mi with fog. No evidence of a preimpact, mechanical malfunction or failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8270Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 210-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 205-0270
- Airframe hours
- 4,031
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Antonio Garcia Moreno
- Registered owner
- San Jack Aircraft Sales, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 03XS · Hebbronville, TX
- Destination
- 3R0 · Beeville, TX
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALI, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8270Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.