Cessna 210B accident near Culpepper, VA
On June 11, 1994, a Cessna 210B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Culpepper, VA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 11, 1994
- Place
- Culpepper, VA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.469°N, 77.999°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01445
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 11, 1994, about 1525 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210B, N210M, was destroyed when it collided with the terrain near Culpepper, Virginia. The private pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The personal transportation flight originated in Tulia, Texas, at an undetermined time, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan was filed; however, the flight was operated in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). On June 9, 1994, at 2205, the pilot called the Fort Worth, Texas AFSS by telephone and obtained a preflight outlook weather briefing for a proposed flight from Amarillo, Texas, to Washington, D.C. There were no records of any further pre-flight briefings prior to departure from Tulia. En route, and following a fuel stop in Kentucky, the pilot contacted the Terre Haute, Indiana, AFSS, at 1353. He reported his position as west of Charleston, West Virginia, en route to Manassas, Virginia, and requested a weather update. He was given: "...there is some light to moderate rain showers right along the top of the Appalachians northeast southwest that can be expected to develop uh over the next uh afternoon...evening uh over the early afternoon hours at your destination uh Manassas latest observation via automatic weather observing system measured ceiling one thousand one hundred broken additionally one thousand eight hundred broken...there is light rain and or light drizzle east of the Appalachians into the Washington D C area over" This was acknowledged by the pilot of N210M. At 1423, the pilot established r
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and clouds.
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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.
