Cessna T210M accident near Bullfrog, UT
On May 3, 1997, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bullfrog, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 3, 1997
- Place
- Bullfrog, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.571°N, 110.321°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08010
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 3, 1997, approximately 0958 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N732QB, registered to High Country Flying Club, and being flown by a private pilot, collided with terrain following a loss of control in flight while turning on final approach to runway 19 at the Bullfrog Basin airport, Bullfrog, Utah. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and a post crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Gunnison, Colorado, approximately 0845 on the morning of the accident. Shortly before the accident a radio call to the Bullfrog Basin UNICOM on frequency 122.8 mHz was received from N732QB. The radio call was handled by an employee of Arrowmark who provided the UNICOM service for the airport. She reported that the pilot reported inbound and inquired about conditions at the airport and she advised him that the wind was 2 knots at 190 degrees with no reported traffic in the area. No further contact occurred with the aircraft. Several witnesses reported observing the aircraft. One witness, on horseback located east of the airport reported that "the aircraft was flying westbound just north of the north end of the runway" and that "the left wing was straight down (and) the right one was straight up." This witness reported that when he looked back at the plane he saw a column of smoke. A second witness located several miles south of the airport, and who reported
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed, for reason(s) unknown, resulting in a subsequent stall.
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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.
