Cessna 210 accident near Mount Pocono, PA
On August 13, 1999, a Cessna 210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mount Pocono, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 13, 1999
- Place
- Mount Pocono, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.119°N, 75.351°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19613
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 13, 1999, about 1007 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210, N4827C, was destroyed when it impacted the side of a hill near Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological condition prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed, but not activated. The personal flight departed Manassas Regional Airport, Manassas, Virginia, destined for Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to communication tapes, the pilot contacted the Washington Automated Flight Service Station about 0530, on the day of the accident to request a weather briefing. He advised the briefer he would be departing Manassas at 0900, on a VFR flight to Mount Pocono at 6,500 feet msl. When asked his estimated time en route, the pilot replied, "a little more than a hour." The briefer advised the pilot of a flight precaution for instrument flight rule conditions due to early morning fog. The pilot then requested information for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. The briefer advised him that Lancaster's visibility was currently 2 1/2 miles, but before the briefer could finish, the pilot stated that conditions would improve. The briefer replied that Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was calling for fog until 0900. After 0900, the forecast was for 5 miles of visibility in haze, and a 13,000-foot broken cloud layer, with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The pilot acknowledged the information, and requested the
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A related factor was the fog.
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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.
