Cessna P210N accident near Lebec, CA
On February 11, 2005, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lebec, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 11, 2005
- Place
- Lebec, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.080°N, 118.791°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050216X00199
NTSB summary
1.1 HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 10, 2005, at 2033 Pacific standard time, a Cessna P210N, N432AR, reported severe turbulence while in cruise flight and collided with the ground during a rapid descent 8 nautical miles northeast of Lebec, California. Action Air Express, Inc., was operating the airplane as an on-demand air taxi passenger flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane departed under visual flight rules (VFR) from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Fresno, California, at 1935, and received an instrument clearance to Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California, in flight over the Clovis vhf omni-directional range (VOR). A combination of visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight. The Air Force Rescue and Coordination Center (AFRCC) issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) at 2230 on February 10, 2005. The wreckage was located at 1000 on February 12, 2005. According to the operator, the purpose of the flight was to transport the passenger from Fresno to Santa Monica. The passenger was scheduled to depart from Fresno at 1700 but was late to arrive. The pilot waited at a fixed-base-operator (FBO) for the passenger who arrived for the flight about 1915. At 1920, the operator called the pilot to verify that the passenger had arrived. The pilot replied affirmatively, and stated that the passenger was just boarding the airplane for departure to Santa Monica. While en route, the pilot communicated with several Federal
Probable cause
the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the flight's encounter with unforecasted localized mountain wave activity with severe to potentially extreme turbulence, downdrafts, and rotors.
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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.
