Cessna T210M accident near Watsonville, CA

On September 1, 2001, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Watsonville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

September 1, 2001

Place

Watsonville, CA

Aircraft

Cessna T210M · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

40.381°N, 122.910°W

NTSB ID

20010910X01910

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 31, 2001, at 2020 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N6877M, impacted terrain and burned while on a 3-mile final approach to the Watsonville, California airport. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot subsequently died on September 24, 2001. The personal flight was operated by Kestrel LLC under 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the flight was operating on an instrument flight plan. The flight departed from Salt Lake City, Utah. The time of departure is unknown. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southwest Region Quality Assurance Office, the flight arrived in the Watsonville area in VFR-conditions-on-top and requested an instrument approach at Watsonville. The flight was cleared for the localizer approach to runway 2. There was no radio transmission from the airplane of an abnormal condition or emergency. According to a narrative in the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department report (case number 01-8044), the pilot told an early responder: "I was on approach to Watsonville and I lost my engine." The minimum descent altitude for the localizer approach to runway 2 was 680 feet msl, (531 feet height above the runway touchdown zone elevation). At 2009, the automated weather observing system (AWOS-3) at Watsonville airport reported conditions as 200-foot overcast ceiling and visibility of 2 (statute) miles in mist. At 2028, the ceiling was 200-foot overcast and the visibility was 4 miles in mist. The pilot

Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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.