Cessna T210J accident near Athens, TX
On July 11, 2000, a Cessna T210J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Athens, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 2000
- Place
- Athens, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.199°N, 95.851°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21449
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 2000, at 0936 central daylight time, a Cessna T210J single-engine airplane, N2244R, was destroyed following a loss of control during takeoff/initial climb from the Athens Municipal Airport, Athens, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident, with a planned destination of the Addison Airport, Addison, Texas. During a telephone interview conducted by an NTSB investigator, a witness reported that prior to the accident, he talked to the pilot for approximately 10 minutes, and the pilot stated "he had to go." The witness observed the pilot enter the aircraft and start the engine without a preflight of the aircraft. After he observed the pilot taxi from the parking ramp, the witness returned to the inside of his hanger. The witness stated he did not hear the pilot perform an engine run-up prior to takeoff. He heard the pilot call, "Athens traffic, 44R taking active 170 degrees for takeoff, Athens." The witness stated he heard the engine "go to full power and sounded like the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff." He heard a "wham" and thought the pilot had run the airplane off the runway. According to another witness, who was located on the airport at the time of the accident, the airplane departed from runway 17, and the initial climb was observed to be at a "very steep
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent stall during initial takeoff climb.
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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.
