SEA80FA048

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210L · Dillon, MT · September 11, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1980
Place
Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2041SCessna T210L
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800911042149A
Case key
127949

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3236  80/9/11  NR.DILLON,MT          CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 579
        TIME - 2105                    N2041S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 IDAHO FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED W OBSCD MTN SLOPE.VFR-ON-TOP FLT PLN.STROBE LGTS OBSD IN CLDS BFR IMPACT.DARK NGT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2041S
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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