- Date
- June 3, 1986, 07:52 local (12:52 UTC)
- Place
- Sperry, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9444YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860603021469A
- Case key
- 21909
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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.
Analysis
The airplane departed jones (riverside) airport and climbed, on course, to its assigned altitude. It was in IMC conditions and a IFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot told ATC (after being asked) that his ride was 'smooth so far'. Shortly thereafter the aircraft started veering right of its assigned heading. The pilot was advised of this and acknowledged. A correction was initiated but not completed. The aircraft again veered right, entered a steep descent, and disappeared from radar. The pilot did not respond to further radio calls from ATC. The aircraft crashed in a steep nose down attitude while at a high rate of speed during a heavy rainstorm. Post accident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction of the aircraft. Pathological and toxicological examinations of the pilot revealed no evidence of a human factors problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9444Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T210-64507
- Airframe hours
- 1,755
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A-Llis Production Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- FOE · Topeka, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,320 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 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.