Cessna 210L accident near Medina, OH
On October 27, 1999, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Medina, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 27, 1999
- Place
- Medina, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.130°N, 81.861°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20026
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 27, 1999, at 1839 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 210L, N76N, was destroyed during an attempted landing at Medina Municipal Airport (1G5), Medina, Ohio. The certificated commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two additional passengers received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the flight, between Cass City, Michigan, and Medina. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to one witness, the airplane initially approached Runway 27 at Medina, and made a low approach "not more than 20 feet above the runway." The airplane then climbed, circled at "no more than 500 feet," and entered a left downwind for Runway 36. It turned on to a left base, and then descended to a point where the witness lost sight of it. The witness further stated that at no time did the engine sound abnormal. Another witness was standing in an open field, just west of Runway 36, and was walking toward the south. He saw the airplane as it turned onto the final approach, then watched as it hit electrical transmission wires, and "came down immediately." He also reported that he heard no abnormal sounds from the engine. A flight instructor in another airplane on the ground observed the airplane descend below the approach end of Runway 36. He wasn't sure of what he was seeing due to the low, twilight visibility, but then observed a blue flash of light. He also noted that the pilot of the accident airplane reported the airplane's position in the airport traffic
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude during the final approach segment of the visual approach. A factor was the diminishing light conditions of a deepening dusk.
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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.
