ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170667
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 2014 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N761SU |
| MSN: | 21062488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Bay City, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Land O'Lakes, MI (KLNL) |
| Hartington, NE (0B4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument rated pilot departed on a cross-country flight. When the airplane was reported overdue by family members, a search was initiated, and the airplane wreckage was located about 3 miles from a regional airport. Witnesses reported seeing an airplane maneuvering near the airport about the time of the accident; one witness reported it was in a steep bank. That witness reported the weather as “murky” with a low overcast sky and an estimated visibility of 3 miles; another witness reported there was a light breeze and drizzle. The automated weather reporting station at the airport recorded a 900-ft overcast ceiling and 5 miles visibility in mist. Additionally, weather reports and forecasts along the route of flight included overcast clouds and instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions. There was no record of the pilot obtaining a weather briefing for the flight. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. It is likely that the pilot entered IFR conditions on approach to the airport, was unable to maintain visual references, and subsequently lost control of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=761SU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2014 09:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Oct-2014 07:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 20:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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