- Date
- October 11, 1984, 19:11 local (Oct 12, 1984, 02:11 UTC)
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6192BCessna T210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841011057759A
- Case key
- 24573
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with high tension wires about 5 miles south of Gorman, CA. The plt stated that while enroute he 'stayed beneath' the prevailing broken cloud condition until entering the mountainous area at which time he saw a hole in the clouds & began to 'climb through it.' Shortly after he initiated the climb the acft struck the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6192B
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062704
- Airframe hours
- 1,230
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R1, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neil G. Mccarroll
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 22, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- BUR · Burbank, CA
- Destination
- MMH · Mammoth Lakes, CA
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 460 total · 460 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 9 knots, gusting 16
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WJF, 6 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.