Cessna 210L accident near Harrison, AR
On December 4, 2002, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Harrison, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 4, 2002
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.272°N, 93.156°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021209X05576
Official records · FTW03FA057
- 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 December 4, 2002, at 1747 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna 210L airplane, N210CT, operating as Flight Express 714 (FLX 714), was destroyed following an in-flight breakup during initial climb after takeoff from runway 36 at Boone County Airport (HRO), near Harrison, Arkansas. The instrument-rated commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Flight Express, Inc., of Orlando, Florida. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. The 60-nautical mile flight's intended destination was the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport (SGF), near Springfield, Missouri. According to company records, the airplane arrived at Harrison approximately 1732 on a daily scheduled flight to pick up cargo (cancelled checks and other banking documents). The flight was reported to be running behind schedule due to inclement weather, as it had been scheduled to arrive at 1630. The operator reported that Flight Express, as well as the bank being serviced, track all their flights through a contract with Flight Watch, which is a computerized monitoring software program. A bank employee watched the accident airplane on Flight Watch. He observed the airplane make a departure to the North, and then a few minutes later, make a right turn back toward the airport. According to the operator, the airplane initially departed from St. Louis, Missouri (home base), made an int
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and the exceedance of the manufactured limits, which resulted in an in flight break-up. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the clouds.
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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.
