- Date
- July 2, 1990, 12:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ashford, WA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59291Cessna T210L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900702023399A
- Case key
- 41115
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Probable cause
The pilot's continuation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
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.
Analysis
During a VFR flight, the pilot reported to ATC flight following that a higher altitude was necessary to remain VFR. ATC approved and inquired if the pilot had mount rainier in sight. The pilot replied negative but that they were VFR on top. About 15 min later, and 5 mi ssw of mount rainier, ATC inquired if the pilot had mount rainier in sight. There was no response to this or the next two ATC transmissions. When the pilot finally responded to the fourth transmission, ATC advised that the flight make an immediate left turn to a heading of 310, and to verify unless mount rainier was in sight. The pilot acknowledged the transmission. Shortly thereafter the airplane flew into mount rainier at the 12,700-FT level. A climber, on the mountain at the the time of the accident, reported that visibility was 50 yards with high winds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59291
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060195
- Airframe hours
- 1,544
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H-4A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Aerowest Aviation Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1990 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Destination
- CYYF · Penticton,Can, OF
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,798 total · 1,588 in this make and model · 4,676 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.