- Date
- November 21, 1987, 18:05 local (Nov 22, 1987, 02:05 UTC)
- Place
- Port Townsend, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4956UCessna 210E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871121075699A
- Case key
- 40709
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Analysis
The aircraft flew into the side of maynard mountain, the point of a coastal land mass, while on a night VFR flight in IMC wx conditions. Radar data showed the aircraft on a straight course at cruise airspeed.
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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4956U
- Reported as
- Cessna 210E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058656
- Airframe hours
- 2,970
- Engine
- Continental IO-520A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aaron A Medres
- Registered owner
- Brian A Holmes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1987
- Departed
- S50 · Auburn, WA
- Destination
- CLM · Port Angeles, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,304 total · 132 in this make and model · 2,128 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLM, 23 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.