Cessna T210G accident near Lyons, CO
On June 3, 2001, a Cessna T210G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lyons, CO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 3, 2001
- Place
- Lyons, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.241°N, 105.361°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010611X01144
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 3, 2001, at 0955 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210G, N6886R, collided with trees on the north peak of Rabbit Mountain and was destroyed by impact forces when it descended uncontrollably into a ravine approximately 7 miles northwest of Vance Brand Airport (2V2), Longmont, Colorado. The commercial and instrument rated pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for this cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight, to Lexington (LXN), Nebraska, departed Vance Brand Airport at 0953. According to witnesses at the departure airport, the weather was cool and humid with light winds, a visibility of 3 to 4 miles and a ceiling of 300 to 700 feet. They observed the aircraft as it made a "very flat, but fast," departure from runway 29. The "engine and prop sounds seemed normal for a full-power takeoff." They ran to the north side of their hanger for an unrestricted view of the sky west to north to see when the airplane would disappear into the clouds. At about 500 feet above ground level, it entered the clouds. Shortly thereafter, it re-emerged from the cloud base and proceeded out of visual range to the northwest. Their initial thoughts were "that the pilot must have been trying to stay out of the clouds so he could depart the area in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, and commented to each other on the pilot's proximity to Rabbit Mountain." Witnesses at the accident site stated that the visibility was approximately 100 feet and the ceili
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his continued flight into adverse weather condition resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the fog, low ceilings and the pilot's lack of recent experience.
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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.
