Cessna T210N accident near Mission, TX
On February 5, 2003, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mission, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 5, 2003
- Place
- Mission, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.206°N, 98.402°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030212X00201
Official records · FTW03FA093
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Flight Service Station Weather Brief Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications (DGAC): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications (DGAC Interpatation): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 5, 2003, approximately 0850 central standard time (CST), a Cessna T210N single-engine airplane, N4945Y, was destroyed when it experienced an in-flight break up and collision with terrain near Mission, Texas. The airplane was in sales negotiations with a private individual in Mexico, but was registered to the pilot at the time of the accident. The pilot operated the airplane as a Mexican business flight. The U.S. commercial pilot and his two passengers (one of Mexican citizenry and one of U.S.) sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated from Matamoros, Mexico (MMMA), approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident and was destined for Torreon, Mexico (MMTC). Matamoras is located south of the U.S./Mexican border near Brownsville, Texas. Torreon is approximately 318 nautical miles west of Matamoros. According to personnel familiar with the passengers, the purpose of the flight was to transport the passengers to MMTC for business. It is unknown as to what relationship the pilot had with the passengers, under what regulations the flight was conducted in Mexico, or if any financial transactions had been made to conduct the flight. Review of air traffic control information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Direccion General de Aeronautical Civil (DGAC) revealed the accident airplane departed MMMA approximately 0820 with a clearance via victor airway 42 (V42) to Monterey and V10 to MMTC. The pilo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in his exceeding the airplane's design limitation. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with known deficiencies with the attitude indicator, and the failure of the attitude indicator.
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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.
