ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87020
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| Date: | Monday 27 December 2010 |
| Time: | 14:36 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N200EP |
| MSN: | 21057856 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Larimer County, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boulder, CB (BDU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane departed a local airport and maneuvered in the area of the accident site for about 1 hour 10 minutes. About 2 minutes before the accident, the pilot reported that he had "lost elevator control." Subsequently, radar data depicted the airplane maneuver about the same altitude before beginning a turn and rapidly descending to impact. Had the elevator failed, the pilot likely would not have been able to maintain altitude for the 2 minutes prior to the rapid descent. Further, examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact anomalies with the flight control system or airframe, and the signatures on the engine indicated the engine was operating at a high power setting at the time of impact. The pilot's postaccident toxicology test results revealed the use of antidepressant medications. The coroner ruled that the manner of death was suicide, and the flight profile was consistent with the pilot intentionally flying the airplane into terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2010 10:40 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 25-Mar-2011 06:16 | bizjetz101 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2018 17:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
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