Cessna 210M accident near Pittsfield, PA
On October 5, 2001, a Cessna 210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 5, 2001
- Place
- Pittsfield, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.804°N, 79.374°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011019X02121
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 5, 2001, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210M, N6053B, was destroyed during an in-flight break-up over Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot/owner and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at Ohio State University Airport (OSU), Columbus, Ohio. The personal flight was destined for Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Syracuse, New York, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A review of air traffic control (ATC) voice recordings revealed that the pilot made contact with a Cleveland Center (CLE) controller at 14:34:08. The controller acknowledged the radio call, and issued an altimeter setting to the pilot. He subsequently asked, at 14:37:49, "six zero five three bravo, are you still headed to wellsville, or did they turn you someplace?" The pilot responded, "naw, i just went over... i'm going to wellsville now." The controller then stated, at 14:37:57, "roger, you can go direct to syracuse if you like," which the pilot accepted, and at 14:38:02, stated, "roger that. direct to syracuse." At 14:39:27, the controller asked, "five three bravo, what's your heading now?" However, there was no response. The controller continued attempts to contact the pilot, and consulted other controllers to see if the airplane's radar target was depicted on their consoles. There were no further transmissions from the airplane. A review of radar data from the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (A
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation, and his subsequent overstress of the airplane during a recovery attempt. A factor in the accident was the pilot's use of inappropriate medications.
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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.
