Cessna 210A accident near Escondido, CA
On May 28, 2001, a Cessna 210A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Escondido, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 2001
- Place
- Escondido, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.130°N, 116.980°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010531X01044
Official records · LAX01FA194
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 28, 2001, at 1149 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210A, N9462X, was destroyed when it crashed in hilly terrain 5 miles east of Escondido, California. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was conducted by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed Ramona, California, on an IFR flight plan and clearance to Fresno, California. The flight plan was activated upon departure at Ramona. The pilot had flown with his son, a designated pilot examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on May 25, 2001, for the purpose of a flight review. The son stated that he asked his father to do several maneuvers, including steep turns, a simulated engine failure, and basic air work. According to the son, the pilot performed to the standards for a commercial pilot or better for the flight review, which he subsequently endorsed in the pilot's logbook. He stated that they did not perform any instrument maneuvers during the flight, which are not required for a flight review. On May 28, 2001, at 1032, the pilot received a weather briefing from the San Diego Automated Flight Service Station. During the briefing, the pilot was informed that the tops of the overcast along his intended route of flight were between 5,500 feet mean sea level (msl) and 6,000 feet msl, and were expected to remain so for the duration of the day. The pilot then filed an IFR flight plan from Ramona to Fresno. While filing the flight plan, the pilot stated that he had
Probable cause
the pilot's spatial disorientation and lack of instrument flight proficiency that resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane's subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.
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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.
