Cessna 210N accident near Martinsburg, WV
On August 3, 1994, a Cessna 210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Martinsburg, WV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 3, 1994
- Place
- Martinsburg, WV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.461°N, 77.971°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02116
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Wednesday, August 3, 1994, at 0533 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210N, N4875U, operated by Atlantic Aero, Inc., and piloted by Philip T. Sarver, was destroyed by impact, after executing a missed approach at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Martinsburg, West Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. The cargo flight was scheduled to fly from Greensboro (GSO), North Carolina, to Tullahoma (THA), Tennessee, where the cargo was to be loaded and flown to Hagerstown (HGR), Maryland. After the cargo was unloaded, N4875U was scheduled to return to GSO. The pilot of N4875U contacted the Raleigh Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 2209 and said: ...centurion four eight seven five uniform departing...greensboro in about thirty minutes ...going to tullahoma...and...i'll be going to hagerstown maryland and i'd like get a weather briefing and file three ifr's with you. AFSS provided the weather for the flight to Tullahoma, and then advised the pilot that there was no terminal forecast for Hagerstown. The nearest terminal was for Martinsburg (MRB), West Virginia, which forecasted: 10,000 scattered, variable broken, visibility 4 miles, with fog and haze. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan, estimating time en route to THA of 2 hours, and a fuel load of 5 hours. On his flight log, the pilot noted that the airplane had 89 gallons of fuel at departure. N4875U completed the flight from GSO to THA, where it was loaded with
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND PROPER CLIMB DURING THE MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, AND CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO PILOT FATIGUE.
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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.
