Cessna T210N accident near Vichy, MO
On April 12, 1997, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vichy, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 12, 1997
- Place
- Vichy, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.110°N, 91.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07671
NTSB summary
History of Flight On April 11, 1997, at 2005 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna T210N, N5310A, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain one half mile north of the Rolla National Airport, Vichy, Missouri. The private pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and one passenger received serious injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Butler County Airport (BTP), Butler, Pennsylvania, en route to the Rolla National Airport. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the aircraft was cleared for an instrument approach to the airport. The aircraft was executing a missed approach when it impacted the terrain. The pilot had refueled the aircraft earlier in the day at Butler County Airport. The fuel tanks had been topped off with 59 gallons of fuel. The pilot filed an instrument flight plan with 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl) as the cruise altitude. At 1652 eastern daylight time, the pilot departed Butler County Airport and contacted the Pittsburgh Departure Radar and requested an IFR clearance to Vichy, Missouri. The flight was without incident until about an hour after takeoff. At that time the aircraft's transponder became inoperative which required the pilot to make periodic position reports to the air traffic controllers (ATC). The pilot was unable to fly the filed intended route of flight due to weather conditions near Terre Haute, Indiana, and St. Louis, Missouri, and the inoperative transponder. ATC was able to monitor the aircraft's progress throughout the en route portion of the flight by use of pilot position reports and occasional "primary" rada
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to properly follow the missed approach procedure and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during night/IFR flight. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and failure of the pilot to properly configure the airplane for the go-around (improper use of full flaps and gear retraction not performed).
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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.
