Cessna T-210J accident near Hobart, OK
On January 26, 1994, a Cessna T-210J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hobart, OK. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 26, 1994
- Place
- Hobart, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna T-210J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.019°N, 99.090°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00633
NTSB summary
On January 25, 1994, at 2330 central standard time, a Cessna T-210J, was substantially damaged during approach to the Hobart Municipal Airport, near Hobart, Oklahoma. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were seriously injured. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the personal flight. No flight plan was filed, nor a weather briefing obtained for the night cross country flight. According to Fort Worth Center, they were contacted by the pilot at 2257, over Hollis, Oklahoma, requesting traffic advisories and the latest weather for Fayetteville, Arkansas. The pilot was informed that the latest report showed a measured two thousand foot overcast with twelve miles visibility. The pilot stated that he was going to deviate to Hobart, Oklahoma, to further evaluate the weather. A VFR handoff to Altus Approach Control was completed at 2305. Altus Approach terminated radar services with the airplane at 2319, while the airplane was at 4,000 feet. In the enclosed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated that he thought that he had seen the beacon from the Hobart Airport at his eleven o'clock position while he was at 4,000 feet. He further stated that he told his passenger that he would not descend below 4,000 feet until he had the airport in sight. The pilot added that he had no other recollections of the flight until the point where he climbed out of the wreckage. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) trooper responded to the scene of the accident the next morning at 0700, after the pilot walked 2.5 miles to a nearby house for help
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR THE FLIGHT, AND THE DARK NIGHT 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.
