Cessna T210N accident near Kalispell, MT
On May 3, 2005, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kalispell, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 3, 2005
- Place
- Kalispell, MT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.141°N, 113.910°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050505X00560
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 3, 2005, about 1540 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210N airplane, N106PM, was destroyed subsequent to an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain approximately 19 miles east of Kalispell, Montana. The aircraft was owned by Papa Mike Aviation, LLC, of Whitefish, MT, and operated by the pilot as an instrument flight rules (IFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and an IFR flight plan was activated for the flight that originated at Glacier Park International Airport (KFCA), Kalispell, Montana, at 1524 MDT. The pilot's flight planned destination was Natrona County International Airport, Casper, Wyoming (KCPR). On the afternoon of May 3, Salt lake City Air Traffic Control Center issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) after radio and radar contact with the accident aircraft was lost. That same evening, about 2030, the airplane wreckage was located in a remote area east of Kalispell. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Airmen records on file at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airmen's Certification Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, revealed the pilot was issued a private pilot certificate on April 20, 1992, with a rating for airplane single engine land (SEL), and an instrument rating (SEL) on March 27, 1997. FAA records showed that the pilot held an FAA third-class medical certificate issued on May 19, 2004. The medical certificate carried a limitation requirin
Probable cause
Loss of aircraft control during climb while in instrument meteorological conditions. Icing conditions was a factor.
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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.
