Cessna T210M accident near Clovis, NM
On August 6, 1999, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clovis, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 6, 1999
- Place
- Clovis, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.409°N, 103.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19477
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 6, 1999, approximately 1610 mountain daylight time (mdt), a Cessna T210M, N6687B, owned by New Mexico Flying Service of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and doing business as B & M Enterprises, Inc., was destroyed after colliding with terrain during final approach to landing at Clovis Municipal Airport, Clovis, New Mexico. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the non-scheduled domestic cargo flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 135. The flight originated from Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas, at 1530 central daylight time (cdt). According to company records, the pilot departed Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 2115 mdt on the evening prior to the accident, and arrived at Lubbock, Texas, at 0131 cdt the following morning. He then departed Lubbock at 0328 cdt, en route to Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas, and arrived at 0515 cdt. He rented a hotel room at the Holiday Inn Express during his layover in Dallas. While at Dallas, he requested the aircraft fuel tanks be "top[ped]", and a Signature Flight Support fuel receipt provided evidence that 31 gallons of fuel were added. According to the operator, he departed Dallas en route to Clovis with an no cargo aboard, and was scheduled to pick up checks in Clovis for delivery to his final destination of Albuquerque later that evening. According to a Clovis airport employee, the pilot of N6687B announced his position over the airport's UNICOM (Universal Integrated Communication) fr
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during final approach to landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the high density altitude.
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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.
