Cessna T210M accident near Coalinga, CA

On February 16, 1993, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coalinga, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

February 16, 1993

Place

Coalinga, CA

Aircraft

Cessna T210M · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

36.190°N, 120.390°W

NTSB ID

20001211X11837

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On February 15, 1993, at about 1855 hours PST, a Cessna T210M, N761NE, collided with mountainous terrain near Coalinga, California, during a night personal cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and his passenger both received fatal injuries. The flight originated at John Wayne Airport, Orange County, California, at about 1730 hours PST, and was enroute to Lincoln, California. After departure from John Wayne Airport the pilot contacted departure control for advisories into the Los Angeles TCA and through the VFR corridor over LAX. According to radar data obtained for search purposes, after clearing the TCA the pilot climbed to 10,500 feet MSL over the mountainous terrain to the north of the Los Angeles basin and intercepted federal airway V 107. After crossing the mountains the pilot descended to a mode C reported altitude of 4,500 feet MSL and continued to track north bound on airway V 107. Radar data retrieved utilizing the National Tracking Analysis Program (NTAP), revealed that the airplane was tracking on or near airway V 107, and reporting an altitude of 4,500 feet MSL, northbound when radar contact was lost at 1853:58 hours PST. According to the Jeppesen low altitude enroute charts numbers three and four, the minimum enroute altitude for the routing between Avenal Vortac (navaid) and Panoche Vortac is 7,000 feet MSL. According to the San Francisco Sectional Aeronautical Chart the maximum elevation figure (MEF) for the accident

Probable cause

THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT A CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH WOULD ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS NATURE OF THE TERRAIN AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.