- Date
- November 5, 1983, 20:05 local (Nov 6, 1983, 02:05 UTC)
- Place
- Greensburg, KS
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732SBCessna 210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831105059279A
- Case key
- 33501
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 1619 CST, the non-instrument rated plt called the dodge city fss & requested the current dodge city wx. He was given the current & forcasted wx. He took off at 1825 & at 1846, he called the la junta radio & requested an update on the dodge city wx as well as the garden city wx. He was given the current wx, which was VFR in those locations, but was informed that IFR or minumum VFR conditions were forcasted. In other wx updates, he was advised of a line of clouds in the vicinity of garden city & dodge city & of a PIREP of low ceilings in the dodge city area. At aprx 2000. The acft wasobserved to fly over the arpt & turn left. Reportedly, the top of a 400 ft antenna was not visible at that time. When the acft did not arrive, a search was begun. It was found where it impacted the ground in a left wing low, slightly nosedown attitude, at aprx the area for a turn to base leg, for a landing on rwy 17. The gear & flaps were extended. No preimpact failure was evident. No rotating beacon or apch aid for the arpt. Shoulder harnesses/plt's seat belt, unused.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732SB
- Reported as
- Cessna 210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21051728
- Airframe hours
- 2,071
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L3A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crawford A. Barber
- Registered owner
- Celco Inc. Of America
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1983 · 121 hours before
- Departed
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport
- 8K7 · Paul Windle, runway 17, 2,580 × 300 ft, grass/turf
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, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,861 total · 115 in this make and model · 1,796 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.