MKC86FA030

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P210N · Tontitown, AR · November 25, 1985

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
November 24, 1985, 19:15 local (Nov 25, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
Place
Tontitown, AR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N86JBCessna P210N
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19851124057839A
Case key
34053

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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.

Loss of control - in flightApproach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Spatial disorientationPilot in commandCause
Lack of total instrument timePilot in commandFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled
Terrain condition - groundFactor

Analysis

After completing two erratic 360 deg turns in a holding pattern west of the razorback VORTAC station, the plt was instructed to proceed via the 218 deg radial of the razorback VORTAC until reaching the elmie intersection and to hold. A couple of minutes later the plt rptd entering a hold at the elmie intersection and was cleared after reaching 4000 ft for the localizer 16 apch. Radar track data showed the acft made a turn to the east after entering the holding pattern in order to intercept the localizer. The acft then disappeared from radar and no further communications were received. The acft impacted terrain on an easterly heading, 1 mile north of Tontitown, AR, in an open fld. No pre-impact mechaincal failure was discovered. Illegal drugs were found in the wreckage in an open container. No autopsy was performed and toxicological samples were insufficient for testing.

Aircraft

Registration
N86JB
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
P210000430
Airframe hours
1,989
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-P2B, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Robert H. Conner, doing business as Tailwinds Ltd.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 6, 1985
Departed
ASE · Aspen, CO
Destination
FYV · Fayetteville, AR
Flight plan
IFR

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
34
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
350 total · 115 in this make and model · 259 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Wind
Calm
Visibility
2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
600 ft overcast
Temperature
54 °F, dew point 54 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
FYV, 10 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.