Cessna T210L accident near Howard, CO
On March 10, 2001, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Howard, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 10, 2001
- Place
- Howard, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.468°N, 105.926°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010319X00605
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 10, 2001, at approximately 0855 mountain standard time, a Cessna T210L, N222ED, was destroyed following impact with terrain while maneuvering near Howard, Colorado. The non-instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated from Hollis, Oklahoma, approximately 3 hours 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan; however, family members said the pilot was en route to Salida, Colorado. The pilot and his wife departed Salida, Colorado, on March 9, 2001, and flew to Hollis, Oklahoma, to visit family members. The pilot's wife said that their flight to Hollis, at 11,500 feet, took 2.5 hours (direct distance is 374 nautical miles [nm]). She said that the pilot departed Hollis, on the morning of the accident, at 0510 MST (beginning civil twilight, 0532; sunrise, 0557) to return to Salida. The pilot's wife said that his route of flight was Hollis, Oklahoma, to Amarillo, Texas, to Dalhart, Texas, to Walsenburg, Colorado, to Pueblo, Colorado, and on to his final destination, Salida, Colorado. No documentation could be located which indicated that the pilot received a weather briefing before takeoff, or any in-flight weather advisories. His actual route of flight could not be confirmed. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) radar data was scanned from between 0630 and 0900 for targe
Probable cause
the pilot's continuation of a VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, and his failure to obtain any in-flight weather advisories.
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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.
