Cessna 210L accident near Brackettville, TX
On December 26, 1996, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brackettville, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 26, 1996
- Place
- Brackettville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.310°N, 100.409°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07153
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 25, 1996 at 1915 central standard time, a Cessna 210L airplane, N30891, was destroyed upon impact with terrain while in cruise flight near Brackettville, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane, owned and operated by private individuals, was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal night VFR cross country flight. The flight originated from Del Rio International Airport at 1900, with Austin, Texas, as its intended destination. The pilot's father drove the pilot and his wife to the airport for the couple's return flight to Austin. The pilot's father observed the pilot complete a detailed preflight of the airplane, witnessed the airplane's takeoff and climb and observed the airplane established on a northeasterly heading towards Austin. The pilot had agreed to call his parents upon completing the 176 nautical mile flight. The concerned parents did not receive a phone call and notified the authorities the next morning after the pilot's business partner verified that the airplane had not arrived in Austin. There were no reported eye witnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The co-owner of the airplane was the pilot's flight instructor. In a telephone interview, the flight instructor reported that he had been doing a lot of flying with the pilot ever since he became part owner of the airplane. He reported that the pilot had gained a lot of instrument experience, to include flying in actual weather conditions. He furth
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from terrain, while on a cross-country flight at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the prevailing low ceilings, and mountainous/hilly terrain.
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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.
